Latin America

Pope Leo readies to visit a Latin America where Catholicism is on the decline

FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo waves after the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, October 28, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 4, 2026

With her successful election, Ambassador for International Law Rena Lee will serve a nine-year term on the ICJ from 2027 to 2036.

Pope Leo healthy, needs no extra measures for South America trip, Vatican says

Pope Leo leaves on Nov 6 for a 12-day tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, following surgery on Oct 13 to remove the lower lobe of his right lung.

Pope Leo to return to his adopted home on South America tour

FILE PHOTO: People walk past a mural dedicated to Pope Leo on the oceanfront boardwalk overlooking the Pacific Ocean, as Peruvians remember Pope Leo as a migrant priest who helped feed hungry families, delivered aid after floods and walked alongside refugees during his years in Peru, ahead of his November visit to Peru and other countries in South America, in Pimentel, Chiclayo province, Peru, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo

Pope Leo to hold general audience for first time since lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV leading the traditional Sunday Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking St Peter’s Square on Oct 18.

Pope Leo to make Sunday appearance as first images released since cancer surgery

Pope Leo celebrating mass in a room in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, attended by off-duty medical staff and members of the Vatican Gendarmerie, on Oct 16.

Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Nino

From Ecuador and Peru in South America, to Panama and Guatemala in Central America, some skippers have stopped going out all together as fish stocks dwindle close to shore in seas running at up to 6 deg C above normal.

Poll shows China a more positive influence than US in Latin America

US President Donald Trump has openly asserted his desire for hegemony over Latin America as part of what he calls the “Donroe Doctrine”.

Brazil vote approaches with Lula and Bolsonaro polling in close race

A pedestrian passes posters referring to former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and the Covid-19 pandemic, in the days before the presidential election, with his son, Flavio Bolsonaro, as the Liberal Party (PL) candidate, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 1, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

In final election fight, Brazil's Lula carries hopes of Latin America's receding left

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. REUTERS/BRENDAN MCDERMID

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