Observers say the relative silence may reflect a conviction among many Latin American Catholics that Fiducia Supplicans doesn’t involve much real change, since the practice of offering blessings in vritually any circumstance was already widespread.
What do the former interim president of Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez, the former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, and the former president of the United States, Donald Trump, have in common? All of them have received the support of evangelical sectors to reach or remain in power. In recent years, mentions of God and biblical passages seem to have multiplied in political speeches, and evangelical support was instrumental in the rise and fall of leaders as diverse as Evo Morales (Bolivia), Andrés Manuel López Obrador (México) and Luis Lacalle Pou (Uruguay).
What do the former interim president of Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez, the former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, and the former president of the United States, Donald Trump, have in common? All of them have received the support of evangelical sectors to reach or remain in power. In recent years, mentions of God and biblical passages seem to have multiplied in political speeches, and evangelical support was instrumental in the rise and fall of leaders as diverse as Evo Morales (Bolivia), Andrés Manuel López Obrador (México) and Luis Lacalle Pou (Uruguay).
BUENOS AIRES (OSV News) Cardinal Eduardo Pironio has been beatified in his native Argentina, where he was remembered as "the prophet of hope," who worked to implement the Second Vatican Council in Latin America and became known as "the cardinal of young people." He was also remembered as a prelate whose life and pastoral
SÃO PAULO – With 56 percent of the vote, ultra-libertarian economist Javier Milei was elected Argentina’s next president on Sunday, in a result that in some ways amounts to a referendum on the social and political agenda of Pope Francis in his home country. Milei’s radical economic plans –for inbstance, […]