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Did the KGB ‘create’ Latin America’s liberation theology?
- May 5, 2015
Ion Mihai Pacepa is a former three-star general in Communist Romania’s secret police who defected to the United States in 1978, bringing a trove of insider detail about KGB operations and intelligence strategies in the former Soviet empire. He’s considered among the highest ranking defectors of all time from the
Pope declares Oscar Romero, hero to liberation theology, a martyr
- Feb 3, 2015
ROME — Marking an end to one of the most divisive debates in Catholicism in the past 35 years, Pope Francis has officially declared the late Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero a martyr, clearing the way for eventually proclaiming him a saint. A hero to the progressive liberation theology movement in
Pope Francis rules out Mexico, border stop on US trip
- Jan 19, 2015
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis on Monday ruled out a trip to Mexico prior to his September arrival in the United States, as well as a stop at the US/Mexico border, saying both would add too much time to the outing. Although it’s long been an open secret,
Pope's popularity can't stop the decline of Catholicism in Latin America
- Nov 13, 2014
Latin Americans born into Roman Catholic families have increasingly left the faith for Protestant churches, while many others have dropped organized religion altogether in a major shift in the region’s religious identity, according to a survey released Thursday. The study also showed that Pope Francis is highly popular in Latin
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