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After a successful trip to Uruguay, Pope Leo heads to Argentina
November 09, 2026
"There's a lot of disagreement over Francis and his legacy in Argentina," said David Lantigua, a theology professor and faculty fellow at the University of Notre Dame's Kellogg Institute, which focuses especially on Latin American affairs. Much of the polemics stems from his tenure in Buenos Aires, when the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a slum priest who advocated for the poorest and most marginalized — the sector of Argentines feeling Milei's social spending cuts the most. "I think we'll see that kind of tension with Leo — that's the ministry Francis left behind," Lantigua said.
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How Latino Catholics helped flip the Texas border for Democrats
November 09, 2026
Such appeals are not typical, according to Luis Ricardo Fraga, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Notre Dame.
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