Cardinal Tagle warns of populist leaders 'hijacking' religion Filipino prelate virtually delivered the annual Trocaire/St. Patrick's College Lent lecture Updated: March 11, 2021 06:47 AM GMT Trending Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, head of the Vatican's evangelization congregation. (Photo: Angie de Silva) Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, head of the Vatican's evangelization congregation, has expressed concern over the "hijacking" of religion by populist leaders who sow division and exploit the anger of those who feel excluded. Speaking after he delivered the 2021 Trócaire/St. Patrick's College Maynooth annual Lenten lecture on March 9 on "Caring for the Human Family and our Common Home," the Filipino prelate warned, "There is a growing sense in the world today of divisiveness, and unfortunately religion is being used to further division; sometimes even within the same religious affiliation you have divisions."