Nicaraguan priest who defied Vatican dies
Nicaraguan Roman Catholic priest Fernando Cardinal, punished by the Vatican for his work in the revolutionary government, dies aged 82. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Nicaraguan Roman Catholic priest Fernando Cardinal, punished by the Vatican for his work in the revolutionary government, dies aged 82. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Barack Obama confirms he will visit Cuba in March as part of a broader trip to Latin America, only the second sitting US president to travel to the capital Havana. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Pope Francis decries the “tragedy” of people forced to migrate, as he ends a five-day visit to Mexico with a Mass in Ciudad Juarez. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
The World Health Organization backs trials of genetically-modified mosquitoes that could be used in the fight against the Zika virus. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Pope Francis delivers a denunciation of the drugs trade before 300,000 people attending an open-air mass in Mexico City. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
More than 200,000 Brazilian soldiers are sent across the country to warn people of the risks of the Zika virus. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean