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

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

Pope Leo XIV's record handling sex abuse cases while he was an Augustinian superior and bishop in Peru has come under renewed scrutiny since his election May 8.

The last Germanic pope was Victor II, who led the Church from 1055-1057. Pope Benedict XVI greets the world from St. Peter's Basilica after his election April 29, 2005. (CNS/Reuters) ...

As Pope Francis, he softened the Vatican’s previous opposition to liberation theology, reaffirming its emphasis on social justice while distancing it from Marxist rhetoric.

Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York in 2015. He was elected after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in 2013, but few expected him to seek to transform his church with such zeal.

But under Pope John Paul II and his doctrine watchdog, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI), the Vatican would closely monitor liberation theology.

Gustavo Gutiérrez, a founder of liberation theology, dies at 96 As a Catholic priest in Peru, he championed a new approach to theology emphasizing help for the poor and downtrodden.

When Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, succeeded the former Cardinal Ratzinger, the subject of liberation theology, thought by some to be a spent force, came to the fore once more, as ...

In a January 2017 interview with Spanish newspaper El País, Pope Francis said: “Liberation theology was a positive thing in Latin America. The Vatican condemned the part that opted for Marxist ...

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 23, 2024 / 04:35 am Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, the Peruvian Dominican priest considered the ”father” of liberation theology, died Oct. 22 at the age of 96.