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In case you didn’t hear, Jean Jadot is alive and well and living in Lima

Jan 27, 2019

Again in Peru, Pope Francis has replaced a cardinal who was a conservative stalwart with a moderate-to-progressive, “spirit of Vatican II” figure.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Brazilian icon of liberation theology moves closer to sainthood

Jan 7, 2019

The diocesan phase of a canonization process for the late Archbishop Hélder Câmara of Brazil closed on Dec. 19.

By Crux Staff

Jesuit Father Rayan dies; pioneered theology with an Asian perspective

Jan 5, 2019

Jesuit Father Samuel Rayan, a pioneer of theology with an Asian perspective that colleagues and church leaders considered a “radical interpretation of the Bible,” died at age 98.

By Catholic News Service

New documentary reveals rare interview of Blessed Oscar Romero

Oct 13, 2018

A new documentary about Blessed Oscar Romero, featuring a rare interview with him, revealed the martyred archbishop’s thoughts regarding accusations that he became too progressive.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Pope’s canonization of Paul VI, Romero personal, political

Oct 13, 2018

Pope Francis will canonize two of the most important and contested figures of the 20th-century Catholic Church, declaring Pope Paul VI and the martyred Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero as models of saintliness for the faithful today.

By Associated Press

Romero an icon of pope’s dream of a ‘poor Church for the poor’

Oct 13, 2018

Nearly four decades after her was brutally martyred while celebrating Mass, Pope Francis will canonize El Salvador’s Oscar Romero on Sunday.

By Christopher White

Pope sends birthday greetings to ‘father of liberation theology’

Jun 7, 2018

Pope Francis wished a happy 90th birthday to the “father of liberation theology” and thanked him for his contributions to the Catholic Church and his love for the poor.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Musings on Pope Francis’s Colombia trip, baseball, and churchmen

Sep 5, 2017

Since Pope Francis is making his fifth trip to Latin America this week, this time to Colombia, it got me thinking about similarities between Catholicism and baseball, one of which is that both are big south of the border. Here, I offer my personal list of the Top Five most important churchmen from Colombia, and which big-leaguers they most bring to mind.

By John L. Allen Jr.