LIFE
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Uruguay Greets Pope Leo XIV in a Land Where Christmas Has a Different Name
Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Uruguay begins in a country that renamed Christmas and separated church and state generations ago.…
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Peru Turns Desert into a Church for Pope Leo XIV’s Coastal Homecoming
On Peru’s northern coast, Pimentel is preparing to welcome Pope Leo XIV with a Mass for roughly one million people.…
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Maracanazo and Miracles: How a Chapel Unites Uruguay’s Football Glory and Faith
In secular Uruguay, San Cono’s chapel holds World Cup memories, anonymous gifts and prayers for work and health. Thousands visit…
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Paysandú Serves Up Faith and Chajá as Pope Leo XIV Comes Calling
Paysandú is preparing for Pope Leo XIV’s November 7 Mass with riverfront pride, Argentine pilgrims and a celebrated dessert, turning…
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Stuck for Years: Bogotá’s Night-by-Night Housing Trap
Behind Bogotá’s tourist streets, daily rental rooms shelter more than 12,000 people whose unstable earnings make every bedtime a financial…
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Martin, the Bolivian Hachiko: Eight Years of Loyalty After His Owner’s Death
For eight years, Martin the rooster has lived outside a cancer hospital in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, becoming a local symbol…
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Colombia Signed a Peace Deal, but Its Photographs Still Carry Coffins Home
A Cali photography exhibition confronts Colombia’s unfinished peace through murdered Indigenous leaders, grieving families, and shattered homes, revealing how struggles…
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Bolivia Gives Departed Pets Their Day of the Dead and Dinner Too
In La Paz, Bolivia, a Day of the Dead altar for pets brings Mexican remembrance into Andean tradition, giving grieving…
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Pope Leo XIV’s Visit: A New Chapel and a Demand for Real Change in Peru
In a poor Chiclayo neighborhood, a new chapel awaits Pope Leo XIV, who helped secure funding for it. Behind the…
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The Many Lives of Lula: From Shoeshine Boy to Brazil’s Four-Time President
Lula’s fourth presidential victory in Brazil extends the life of a man shaped by hunger, factory work, bereavement, and political…
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