Pope Pius II - Wikipedia
Pope Pius II (Latin: Pius PP. II, Italian: Pio II), born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini (Latin: Aeneas Silvius Bartholomeus; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 August 1458 to his death.
Pius II | Renaissance Pope, Humanist & Poet | Britannica
Pius II was an outstanding Italian humanist and astute politician who as pope (reigned 1458–64) tried to unite Europe in a crusade against the Turks at a time when they threatened to overrun all of Europe.
Vatican Foreign Relations with Latin America since Independence
The end of the Cold War temporized the relationship between progressive sectors in the Latin American Church, which had been influenced by Liberation Theology, and the Vatican under John Paul II (1978–2005). A “New Evangelization” campaign was heralded by …
Episcopal Conference of Latin America - Wikipedia
From July 25 to August 4,1955, bishops from all over Latin America met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the first meeting of CELAM, with Pope Pius XII formally approving the organization on November 2 of that year. [2]
Understanding the Realignment of Latin America - Word on Fire
Nov 19, 2024 · From the moment he took office, history’s first Latin American pope made rehabilitating key figures involved in the liberation theology movement—many of whom had once been under a Vatican cloud—a priority.
A Radical Forerunner of Vatican II?: The Synod of Pistoia's …
3 days ago · Pope Alexander VII condemned this French missal in 1661, but it remained available since it was inserted into a famous commentary on liturgical feasts. Pope Clement XI’s Unigenitus (1713) condemned 101 propositions extracted from a very popular vernacular biblical commentary written by a leading Jansenist named Pasquier Quesnel. This led to a ...
Catholic Church in Latin America - Wikipedia
Pope Francis has embraced many elements of liberation theology, especially the dedication of the Church to the poor and marginalized. In comparison to Europe and other Western nations, the Catholic Church still has a major influence in Latin American society.
7 February 1979 | John Paul II - Vatican
In 1955 Pope Pius XII decided to convoke the first General Conference of the Latin-American Episcopate — which was celebrated at Rio de Janeiro from 25 July to 4 August 1955 — to examine the religious problems which, even then, were causing great concern in …
How Latin American synodality shaped Francis’s vision
Jun 7, 2023 · The successful Latin American experience with synodality provides vital context for Pope Francis’s views. This experience created the framework wherein Bergoglio was formed and molded. It is from this often-forgotten history that we can learn what Francis really wants synodality to be.
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe (January 27, 1979) | John Paul II
Let me, John Paul II, Bishop of Rome and Pope, together with my Brothers in the Episcopate representing the Church in Mexico and the whole of Latin America, at this solemn moment entrust and offer to you, the handmaid of the Lord, the whole heritage of the Gospel, the Cross, and the Resurrection, of which we are all witnesses, apostles ...