World Nov 08 Pope Leo arrives in Argentina and tells Milei that people, not the economy, should come first Leo’s visit to Argentina is by far the most politically delicate of his three-nation South American tour, and a place where Leo will also confront the complicated legacy of Argentine Pope Francis, who never returned home during his 12-year pontificate.
World Nov 07 With an ode to mate, Pope Leo urges faithful in Uruguay to build bridges of fraternity and faith More than 30,000 people — many from Uruguay but also from neighboring Argentina and Brazil — had registered in advance to attend the service. The Vatican said Saturday that another 10,000 had attended, despite the morning rain.
World Nov 05 Paraguay prosecutor will seek charges against embattled president after bank collapse Paraguayan President Santiago Peña is under criminal investigation following the collapse of a major digital bank, prosecutors announced, hours after the South American leader’s resignation and impeachment Thursday.
World Oct 26 Lula bucks regional shift to the right and denies Trump a powerful ally in Brazil Brazilian voters have denied Latin America’s resurgent right its ultimate prize. Lula's reelection limits U.S. President Trump’s influence in the region and cements Brazil as a counterweight to Washington.
World Oct 14 South Americans pray for Pope Leo's recovery as uncertainty hangs over his visit Roman Catholics across South America responded to news of Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis with an outpouring of prayers and support, along with concerns about whether the first American pope would go ahead with his highly anticipated and physically…
World Sep 21 Pope will retrace his missionary footsteps in Peru and finally visit Argentina in November Pope Leo XIV will retrace his steps as a missionary priest when he returns to Peru in November in his longest trip to date that will also take him to Uruguay and Argentina, where his Argentine predecessor Pope Francis never…
World Jul 07 As quake rescue winds down, Venezuelans face horrors of recovering their own dead family members The more time passes, the more gruesome the recovery process becomes.
World Jul 02 Venezuelan medics fear earthquake aftermath will trigger widening medical crisis The emergency has laid bare Venezuela's chronic shortage of doctors, the result of years of economic crisis, underfunding and emigration.
World Jun 30 Aid workers warn of infectious diseases, overwhelmed hospitals after Venezuela earthquakes The healthcare system, already strained by years of underinvestment, is under extreme pressure.
World Jun 17 As crime surges in some Latin American countries, a far-right backlash is brewing Although homicide rates have broadly declined across Latin America compared to a decade ago, spikes in some countries and a regionwide rise in other crimes, particularly extortion, have created the conditions for conservative populists to score votes by promising strong-arm…