As it happened, the pope has several generations of Cuban ancestors.

The original image of Our Lady of Guadalupe impressed on the cloak of St. Juan Diego is seen in the basilica in Mexico City Feb. 13, 2016. (Credit: CNS photo/Paul Haring.) Listen SÃO PAULO ...

SANTIAGO, Chile, May 25 (UPI) --Once viewed as peripheral players, Protestant churches have risen over ... have increased from just 1% of the Latin American population at the start of the 20th ...

Even more significant than these "firsts," I believe, is a "second": Leo follows in Pope Francis' footsteps as a priest shaped by the Latin American church. The new pontiff served the church in ...

Even more significant than these “firsts,” I believe, is a “second”: Leo follows in Pope Francis’ footsteps as a priest shaped by the Latin American church. The new pontiff served the ...

A mural of Roman Catholic Archbishop Oscar Romero decorates a wall in Panchimalco, El Salvador, May 21, 2015. AP Photo/Salvador Melendez ...

Even more significant than these “firsts,” I believe, is a “second”: Leo follows in Pope Francis’ footsteps as a priest shaped by the Latin American church. The new pontiff served the church in Peru ...