Liberation theology was born in Latin America but ... Following on a first Vatican instruction from then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (November 1984) that warned about the dangers of “doctrine ...

Four decades ago a book written by a Peruvian priest sent shockwaves inside the Latinamerican Catholic Church having set the foundations for what was known as the Liberation Theology. Accused of ...

Fr Gustavo Gutiérrez, who died October 22 at the age of 96, challenged the Church to reconsider its role in a world marked by social inequality and commit more fully to the defence of the weak.

A Peruvian priest who founded liberation theology, a movement advocating an active role for the Roman Catholic Church in ...