Read a March 18, 2013, column by George Monbiot for The Guardian about the debate on liberation theology.

Read a March 25, 2013, NPR story that examines Francis’ record on economic issues before he became pope.

Read an April 17, 2013, interview in National Catholic Reporter with James B. Nickoloff, an associate professor emeritus of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. He is an expert on liberation theology who lived and worked with the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, considered the founder of the movement.

Read an April 24, 2013, Religion News Service story about reports that Francis “unblocked” Oscar Romero’s cause for canonization.

Read an April 25, 2013, Sightings column by Joshua Connor, a doctoral candidate in religious ethics at the University of Chicago Divinity School.

Read an Associated Press story, posted April 28, 2013, by The Huffington Post, about the hopes liberation theologians in Latin America have for Pope Francis.

Watch a May 10, 2013, Catholic News Service video in which the Rev. Alejandro Crosthwaite, a Dominican priest, discusses the relationship between Bergoglio and liberation theology in Argentina.

Read a May 20, 2013, America magazine review of a new book, God’s Reign & the End of Empires, that addresses theology from a “liberationist” perspective.

Ivan Petrella is associate professor of religious studies at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. Petrella is a citizen of Argentina and spends much of the year there. His academic credentials include a bachelor’s degree in foreign service from Georgetown University, and his books include The Future of Liberation Theology: An Argument and Manifesto; Beyond Liberation […]