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Tom Hennigan

Tom Hennigan is the South America correspondent for The Irish Times and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Recent Stories

Agence France-Presse

World Youth Day: Pope Francis gets warm welcome in Brazil with tough task ahead

July 25, 2013

Francis has been much better received in Brazil than his predecessor was, but can he restore the church's dominance?

Pope Francis: A radical at heart?

July 22, 2013

Some in the region see a streak of liberation theology in Francis, who is in Brazil this week for World Youth Day.

At the epicenter of Brazil's massive protests, inequality drives discontent

July 01, 2013

Sao Paulo's poor and middle classes are challenging the narrative that Brazil has left its economic problems behind.

Agence France-Presse

Evangelicals challenge Catholic Church's dominance in Brazil

March 15, 2013

As Brazilian Catholics celebrate the first Latin American pope, the church has a close eye on shifting dynamics in the world's most Catholic country.

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