Latin America

Lady Gaga rocks Copacabana Beach with a free concert for more than 2 million fans

May 12, 2025

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Lady Gaga gave a free concert Saturday night in front of 2 million fans who poured onto Copacabana Beach for the biggest show of her career. “Tonight, we're making history. (…) Thank you for making history with me,” Lady Gaga told a screaming crowd. The Mother Monster, as she is […]

Who is the new pope? His past, LGBTQ views and Gaza stance under the microscope

May 12, 2025

Robert Francis Prevost, 69, was born in Chicago to a father of French-Italian descent, a former military man, and a mother of Spanish descent. For over 25 years, he lived in Peru, and he was elected on Thursday as the first United States-born pope. Robert Francis Prevost, seen as an ally of the previous Pope […]

Robert Prevost, first pope from US in the Catholic Church’s history, takes the name Leo XIV

May 11, 2025

Advertisement Robert Prevost, first pope from US in the Catholic Church's history, takes the name Leo XIV Share Copy Link Copy Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global turmoil and conflict.Prevost, a […]

Visa pursues stablecoins for cross-border payments

May 11, 2025

This story was originally published on Payments Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Payments Dive newsletter. Visa is locking arms with a pack of fintechs as it pursues development of stablecoin payments for cross-border transactions. Over the past week, the largest U.S. card network disclosed working with digital payments […]

Robert Francis Prevost: the moderate, good-humoured first US pope

May 9, 2025

Robert Francis Prevost – who has chosen the papal name Leo XIV – may not be the Latin American Jesuit wildcard that his predecessor, Pope Francis, was, but his election is similarly historic. In the figure of the 69-year-old former head of the Augustinian order, the Roman Catholic church has its very first US leader. […]

‘Leone!’ Vatican crowds hail Leo XIV as new pope of the Catholic Church

May 9, 2025

Experts say Pope Leo is likely to carry forward the legacy of his predecessor Francis, while forging his own path. Vatican City – It felt like the square could talk in one voice: “Leone! Leone! Leone!” Thousands of people in St Peter’s Square chanted in chorus the name adopted by Robert Prevost as he ascended […]

Could Cardinal Robert Prevost, originally from Chicago, become first American pope?

May 9, 2025

Cardinal Prevost, originally from Chicago, could be candidate for pope Cardinal Prevost, originally from Chicago, could be candidate for pope Cardinal Prevost, originally from Chicago, could be candidate for pope Never in the history of the Roman Catholic Church has there been an American pope, but now, one name has been coming up as a […]

Fed’s Powell Is About to Defy Trump and Hold Rates Steady

May 8, 2025

Another illustration of the fog of the trade war: The Bank of Canada in April abandoned its usual practice of releasing a base-case forecast. Instead, it issued two potential — and very different — scenarios that hinge on how Canada’s tariff dispute with the US turns out. The European Central Bank has continued to cut […]

The conclave to choose a new pope is about to begin

May 7, 2025

The conclave to choose a new pope is about to begin toggle caption Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images VATICAN CITY — As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals will begin the secretive process known as […]

Mexico Economy Narrowly Dodges Recession Amid US Trade Chaos

May 7, 2025

Levies on products that are not covered by North America’s free trade agreement are already in place, along with duties on steel, aluminum and the portions of finished automobiles that aren’t made in the US. The risk of onerous duties on exports to the US, far and away Mexico’s top trading partner, continues to loom […]