Pope’s life, leadership, placed Latin America at center of Church

Jorge Bergoglio, the first Latin American pope in history, leaves a special mark on his region, where he also found enormous challenges and limitations

Some experts point out that the Pontiff shaped the role of the papacy in Latin America since he took office in March 2013.

On March 13, 2013, it marked a historic moment for the Catholic Church. That day, in St. Peter’s Square, in the Vatican, thousands of faithful witnessed the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new spiritual leader of more than one billion Catholics in the world. Thus the Argentine cardinal became the first non-European Pope in more than 1,200 years and adopted the name of Francis. A white smoke that changed everything At 12:06 noon (Mexican…

Pope Francis died this Monday at the age of 88, made seven trips to Latin America since he was elected Pope on March 13, 2013, but he never visited as Pope his native country, Argentina.BrazilIt was his first trip, between 22 and 29 July 2013, to attend the XXVIII World Youth Day held in Rio de Janeiro.In that country he largely passed the test of popularity, broke on several occasions the protocol to approach the faithful and made symbolic gest…

Pope’s life, leadership, placed Latin America at center of Church

Pope Francis walks with Rafael Correa, then-president of Ecuador, during an arrival ceremony at Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito,

The Supreme Pontiff has traveled the region with a message of inclusion and defense of the most vulnerable.The entry The travels that Pope Francis made to Latin America: messages of peace, justice and reconciliation was first published in #BorderJournalism.