Francis: Traditional Pope from Latin America who changed Catholic Church. 1w. His ascension to the papacy heralded many firsts. Francis was the first Pope from the Americas or the Southern Hemisphere.

Latin American bishops began to implement the teachings of the modernizing Second Vatican Council right after the council in the early 1960s. And as a result, “we try to be a church that is a ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Several months after he assumed leadership of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made his first trip overseas. It was back home to Latin America, where the Argentine pontiff ...

A plurality of the Catholic Church is in Latin America, at roughly 40% of the global Catholic population. The election of the Argentinian Pope Francis in 2013 brought fresh hope for a new ...

Without basis, without charity, Pope Francis and his advisors stripped that venerable gem away from Catholics almost entirely ...

The movement, which originated among Catholics in Latin America, approaches Church teachings through a Marxist framework.

The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass ...

The Latin American and Caribbean Nicaea 1700 Years conference took place in Guatemala City 1-3 July. Faith, unity, and hope is the theme that brought together more than 80 people from 15 countries ...

RVA Latino Festival returns to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, featuring authentic food, music and cultural celebrations from ...

“It is a nostalgic disease ,” he said in 2023 when discussing the traditional Mass.

In the nearly 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with significant Catholic ...