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Apoteosis apostólica

12 June 2026 at 14:45

La ubicuidad del apostolado de la fe esta vez se ha hecho con sobrecarga bollywodiense de luz y de color con eje pastelero en el centro de Barcelona: la apoteosis explosivamente plástica y musical ha sido hipnótica. En conjunto este viaje papal ha fabricado la campaña de márketing más poderosa que se recuerda en los siglos de los siglos (después de la campaña de venta de la IA lanzada urbi et orbi, nunca mejor dicho, por los oligarcas del nuevo tecnofascismo benditamente disfrazado de servicio público y denodada vocación de fraternidad desinteresada). De punta a punta del país, los medios públicos y privados han asumido el marco de la fe católica como espacio privilegiado de la virtud, el bien y la bondad, gracias al empuje y la inteligencia de un papa culto, batallador y bregado en las condiciones materiales de la existencia de los parias de la tierra, en su caso los parias del Perú.

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Visita del papa León XIV a un centro de inmigrantes en San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, este viernes.

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Salma* (32, Nairobi) is another woman affected by the shortage of contraceptives in Kenya. She wants to switch to a copper IUD, but there isn’t enough stock at the Njiru health center.

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A copper IUD donated by USAID. This is one of the last remaining units at the Njiru health center.

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Jadelle, a contraceptive implant donated by USAID. This is one of the last remaining units at the Njiru health center.

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Mirena, a hormonal intrauterine device.

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One of the hallways at the Njiru health center in Nairobi on May 8, 2026.

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One of the murals featuring the USAID logo is still on one of the walls at the Njiru health center.

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The maternity ward at the Njiru health center.

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The family planning office at the Njiru health center in Nairobi on May 8, 2026.

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Tom Fletcher, head of OCHA, on a Madrid street this Wednesday.

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Tom Fletcher, U.N. humanitarian chief, in Madrid on Wednesday.
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