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Latin America Greets Leo XIV, Debating Pope Francis’s Unfinished Legacy
In a surprise turn, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American with deep roots in Peru, has become Pope Leo XIV.…
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Latin America’s Growing Influence in a Landmark Papal Conclave
Latin America is at the forefront of the most diverse conclave in Church history. It starts tomorrow, May 7. Cardinals…
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Latin America Watches Conflict Threatening Global Chaos
As fresh tensions erupt between India and Pakistan, concern spans beyond South Asia. Nuclear risks and ripple effects on global…
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Brazil Faces Legal Turmoil Over Lipstick Coup Verdict
The recent sentencing of a Brazilian hairdresser to 14 years in prison for writing graffiti on a statue has sparked…
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Colombia’s Referendum Push: Shortcuts, Populism, and Legislative Tensions
Colombian President Gustavo Petro's government intends to force through twelve stalled reforms by submitting them to a popular referendum, sidestepping…
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Mexican Corridos: Ceasing Violence Needn’t Silence Artistic Expression
Concert chaos in Texcoco, just outside Mexico City, rekindled debate over banning narcocorridos when singer Luis R. Conriquez obeyed a…
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Blood, Feathers, and Pride: Latin America’s Cockfighting Culture
Last week's shocking crime in rural Ecuador, where twelve people were brutally murdered amid an illicit cockfighting event, underscores a…
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Venezuelan Maduro’s First 100 Days of Tension Scrutinized
Reaching the milestone of 100 days into his disputed third term, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro grapples with unrelenting legitimacy challenges,…
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Ecuador’s Noboa Achieves Electoral Victory as Leftists Call for Election Recount
Daniel Noboa declared a decisive reelection win against Luisa González, who ran as Rafael Correa's political ally. Official election results…
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Bridging Oceans: Conflict in Lebanon, Hope in Latin America
Fifty years since its civil war started Lebanon remains engaged with the same divisions that originally destroyed the nation. Lebanese-descended populations…
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