"What we do know," said Brazilian-born theologian Leonardo Boff, "is that he's a North American with a Latin American soul." ...

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

Pope Benedict XVI was hailed Friday at a memorial Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral as a ... Liberation Theology encouraged people to take social action based on Gospel values but was ...

Also at that time, Ratzinger and Pope John Paul II were battling what’s called Liberation Theology, which tried to blend Marxism and Christianity, and was influential in Latin America. In 1984 ...

Pope Benedict XVI on a tour of St. Peter’s Square at the end of his inaugural Mass in April 2005. ... and the liberation theology movement in Latin America. ...

One of the leaders who brought about the peaceful end of the Cold War died on Dec. 31, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 64°F. Friday, June 13th 2025 ...

For all his efforts to control or suppress theological inquiry, Pope Benedict's success remains questionable. During his 24 years as head of the CDF and his eight years as pope, theology actually ...

His eventual successor, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI, later described liberation theology as a “fundamental threat to the faith of the church.” ...

She is the author of Ratzinger's Faith: The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI and a 2020 recipient of the Ratzinger Prize for Theology. Introduction to Christianity , selected by Father Emery de Gaál.

One of the leaders who brought about the peaceful end of the Cold War died on Dec. 31, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 76°F. Tuesday, October 22nd 2024 ...

One of the leaders who brought about the peaceful end of the Cold War died on Dec. 31, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 62°F. Thursday, August 29th 2024 ...