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Weekly Report - 24 April 2025 (WR-25-16)
Latin American papacy ends with mixed legacy
The most influential Latin American on the global stage, Pope Francis, the first non-European pontiff, died on 21 April. During his 12-year pontificate, he was viewed as too revolutionary by conservatives and too reactionary by progressives. His main legacy will be the focus he brought to bear on poverty and social justice and environmental advocacy, sharpened by his personal experience as a priest and prelate in Argentina. But while his ascension to the papacy generated a lot of enthusiasm in Latin America, it did not succeed in arresting a slump in Catholic affiliation in the region and a shift to evangelical churches. This trend could now pick up speed, however, given the slim likelihood of another Latin American sitting on the throne of St Peter after the world’s cardinals gather for the traditional conclave in the Vatican in early May.
- Latin American papacy ends with mixed legacy
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