Latin America
Latin America
Sat, 07 Nov 2026 02:30:00 GMTLeo 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 GMTWatchdog 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 GMTIbero-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...
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:14:00 GMTOne dead and more than 2,000 affected by El Niño flooding in the Galápagos
Heavy rains linked to the El Niño phenomenon triggered a flash flood on Santa Cruz island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago overnight from Friday to Saturday, leaving one person dead and more than 2,000 affected, according...
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:00:00 GMTPeru declares an El Niño emergency in nearly three-quarters of the country ahead of the Pope’s visit
Peru’s government has declared a two-month state of emergency over the risk of heavy rains linked to the El Niño phenomenon in 1,380 of the country’s 1,891 districts, about 73%, including all the places Pope Leo XIV will v...