Latin America pays tribute to Pope Francis

In just over a week, Latin America lost two huge figures: Pope Francis and Nobel Prize-winning writer Mario Vargas Llosa. Both were fundamental in shaping the region's cultural identity, one as a religious leader who shook the pillars of the Catholic Church and the other as a chronicler master of Latin American life.They were influential voices that transcended borders, until they became two of the most prominent figures that the region has give…

Latin America Just Lost Two Homegrown Giants

Pope Francis and Mario Vargas Llosa were unique voices that transcended frontiers. Their deaths offer a sharp reminder of the region's global leadership deficit.

Latin America pays tribute to Pope Francis

The death of Pope Francis will be reflected in the covers of all the media of Grupo de Diarios América (GDA).Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio died on Monday at the age of 88, after 12 years of a papacy that marked with his austere speech and, on some occasions, away from the ecclesial tradition.What did Pope Francis really think about 10 of the most uncomfortable issues for the Catholic Church?Next, we show him the covers of the continent's main …

By Ángela Reyes, CNN en Español “The Pope is ours,” headlined an Argentine publication when the Vatican elected, for the first time in its history, a leader from the global south and Latin America, or, as Francis himself put it, one who came from the “end of the world.” Catholics in Argentina and Latin America, the region with the largest number of Catholics in the world, celebrated in 2013 the rise of a pontiff who spoke their language and knew…

East TN Latino community reflect on impact of Pope Francis as the first pope from Latin America

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88. Vatican officials later announced he suffered a stroke that put him in a coma and led to heart failure.