Latin America has long been associated with Catholicism. For the first time in history, the head of the Church is a Latin American. To this day, Brazil and Mexico rank as the second and third most Catholic countries on earth, while the Church has shaped both the social mores and politics of the region. Yet, the decline of Catholicism across Latin America can no longer be ignored, losing ground as it has for many reasons: the rise of Evangelicalism, leftist politics, increasing racial awareness, and the chill winds of global secularism. But more than anything, the Church is increasingly less associated with individual Latin American countries’ national identities: the very strategy which has kept the faith strong in central and eastern Europe.