Latin America

Latin America

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 02:12:00 GMT
Leo XIV draws some 650,000 to Córdoba with a homily on holiness
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on Tuesday in Córdoba, in central Argentina, before some 650,000 people, according to the newspaper El País, in a homily devoted to holiness and local saints. “There is no better way to teach th...

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:35:00 GMT
Nicaragua: Ortega reappears after 68 days as the government gives no word on his health
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega reappeared in public on Monday night, 68 days after his last appearance, at a tribute in Managua to Carlos Fonseca, founder of the ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front. It was his longe...

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 02:30:00 GMT
Leo XIV begins his tour in Uruguay, praising Mercosur and peace and questioning abortion and euthanasia
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Montevideo on Friday, the first stop on his South American tour, and in a speech to Uruguayan authorities praised Mercosur, peaceful coexistence and care for the environment, but also defended life “ev...

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:38:00 GMT
Watchdog publishes a list of 77 clergy accused of abuse in Peru ahead of the Pope’s visit
US-based organisation Bishop Accountability on Thursday presented in Lima a list of 77 members of Peru’s Catholic clergy publicly accused of sexually abusing minors, days before Pope Leo XIV, who lived in the country for more...

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:21:00 GMT
Ibero-American foreign ministers unanimously back Argentina’s Falklands claim
Ibero-American foreign ministers meeting in Madrid unanimously approved a special communiqué backing Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falklands and calling on Argentina and the United Kingdom to resume negotiations, on...

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