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FILE - Peruvian theologian Gustavo Gutierrez speaks during a press conference at the Vatican, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

The Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, Peruvian father of influential liberation theology, has died

The Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez pioneered social justice-centered liberation theology, once criticized by the Vatican for its Marxist undercurrents.

Oct. 23, 2024
Los Angeles, California, May 13, 1981 - Fernando Valenzuela at a press conference answers questions from reporters at Dodger Stadium, May 13, 1981. Photo Credit: Joe Kennedy / Los Angeles Times

Column: Why Fernando Valenzuela’s magic should ensure him a spot in the Hall of Fame

Oct. 23, 2024
FILE - A street vendor sells sweet snacks in Mexico City, July 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Mexican schools have 6 months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines

Oct. 21, 2024
Residents walk on a street during a blackout following the failure of a major power plant in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Deadly storm strikes Cuba during lingering nationwide blackout

Oct. 22, 2024
A man prays in front of an altar where Catholic priest Marcelo Perez died in an armed attack after attending mass at a church in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas state, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Isabel Mateos)

Catholic priest, noted human rights defender, assassinated in southern Mexico

Oct. 20, 2024

Brazil’s Lula cancels trip to Russia for BRICS summit after an accident

Oct. 20, 2024

Cubans struggle as power not fully restored to the island after days of blackout

Oct. 20, 2024

Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails

Oct. 18, 2024

Mexican journalists are dying. A new documentary tells the story

Oct. 17, 2024
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