Can you picture what we'll be/ So limitless and free/ Desperately in need of some stranger's hand” - The Doors In the 1990s ...

“We are far above the level of violence that would be predicted given the region’s level of poverty and inequality. We then have to ask why the region has so much organized crime, and why is it so ...

A plurality of the Catholic Church is in Latin America, at roughly 40% of the global Catholic population. The election of the Argentinian Pope Francis in 2013 brought fresh hope for a new ...

On March 13, 2013, Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican: a new pope was elected.

Latin America was core to Pope Francis’ theology. ... The young man joined the Jesuits in the 1950s, attracted to the order’s vow of poverty and its ethos of serving others and living simply.

Tributes pour in after Pope Francis, Latin America's 1st pontiff, dies at 88. by Nicole Winfield, Associated Press. Mon, April 21st 2025 at 2:50 AM. ... poverty and oppression. ...

Additionally, the China-Latin America and Caribbean Business Summit, established in 2007, has become a crucial venue for promoting Chinese state-owned enterprises in Latin America and aligning ...

Between 2008 and 2023, multidimensional poverty in Latin America fell significantly—from 45.8% to 25.4%. This steady decline, averaging 1.4% per year, was only interrupted in 2020 due to the impacts ...

President Trump says U.S. foreign aid "doesn't align" with his America First agenda. But in Latin America, data suggest it delivers for his big priority: reducing illegal immigration. It's also a ...

America-China Competition: The Shifting Balance of Power. China’s entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001 significantly strengthened its economic ties with Latin America.

James Wagner covers Latin America, including sports, and is based in Mexico City. A Nicaraguan American from the Washington area, he is a native Spanish speaker.

Trump and Rubio need to accept that Latin America will not put up with a new Monroe Doctrine. They must treat the region’s countries as equals, because they are sovereign nations, not banana ...