ARGENTINA: Defiant Faith

In loyalty to their faith, a vast crowd of Roman Catholics gathered in Buenos Aires last week and victoriously defied Strongman Juan Perón. While a special Corpus Christi procession was held inside the packed cathedral on the Plaza de Mayo, 100,000 Catholics knelt outside under the afternoon sky. After the ceremonies, the crowd formed into a broad river and flowed, slowly and silently at first, toward the federal Congress building.

A Rumble of Prayers. The marchers expected the police of President Perón, who has been feuding with the Catholic Church since last October,...

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