The Latest Breaking News from Latin America

Before Francis, there hadn't been a non-European Bishop of Rome since the death of Syrian-born Gregory III in 741.

Francis was a staunch defender of migrants and the most vulnerable. The first pope from Latin America died on Monday, April 21, at the age of 88. These were his messages.

April 11-17, 2025

Organized crime groups are mining or stealing gold in Latin America and using it to quietly fund operations around the world, including the U.S., experts warn.

Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa died Sunday at the age of 89 in the Peruvian capital, his family announced on the social network X. Vargas Llosa's passing marks the close of the era of Latin America's literary golden generation, of which he was the last living member.

Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa was the last survivor of a golden generation of Latin American literary giants, his writing exploring universal themes often set outside his native Peru.

Nobel laureate, a star of the international boom in Latin American literature, also once ran for president in Peru

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April 4-10, 2025