Marcelo Figueroa

Pope’s Evangelical ally back home says Francis is beyond spin
- Aug 4, 2019
Maybe it’s no surprise Pope Francis made an unconventional choice as his de facto mouthpiece back home in Argentina – an Evangelical pastor named Marcelo Figueroa.

By Inés San Martín
Pope’s visit to Jesuits highlights society friends old and new
- Jul 10, 2019
Pope Francis’s visit to the Jesuit headquarters in Rome on Sunday highlights not only his enduring close ties to the Society of Jesus, but the order is also where some of his greatest intellectual influences and closest papal allies can be found.

By Elise Harris
Papal confidantes rue prosperity gospel, distorted ‘American dream’
- Jul 18, 2018
One year after their blockbuster article describing an “ecumenism of hate” between U.S. conservative Catholics and evangelicals, Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro and Presbyterian pastor Marcelo Figueroa offer a critique of the prosperity gospel and the American Dream.

By Christopher White

In Geneva, Francis’s ‘ecumenism of encounter’ will be on display
- Jun 18, 2018
When Pope Francis travels to Geneva on Thursday, the Pope of a “culture of encounter” will facilitate an “encounter of churches,” in an effort to promote Christian unity.

By Christopher White
A pastor explains his politics after saying Trump has authority to attack North Korea
- Aug 15, 2017
Pastor Robert Jeffress says people have overreacted to his statement that God has given President Donald Trump the authority to “take out” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Baptist leader said the Bible has given government the authority to use whatever force necessary, including assassination or war, to topple an evil dictator. The remarks came just a month after an article in a Vatican-approved journal said an Evangelical fundamentalism that was “not adverse to conflicts” was exerting influence on U.S. politics.

By Bobby Ross Jr.
Trump advisor seeks meeting with Pope Francis after “incendiary” article in Jesuit journal
- Aug 8, 2017
An Evangelical leader aligned with Donald Trump has called an article about U.S. politics in the Jesuit-run journal La Civiltà Cattolica “incendiary,” but says “rather than being offended, we have chosen to attempt to make peace,” and asked for a meeting with Pope Francis.

By Crux Staff