Juan Forero
South America Bureau Chief at The Wall Street Journal
South America bureau chief, The Wall Street Journal. Before: journeyman journalist with NYT, Washington Post, Newark Star-Ledger and the late, great NY Newsday
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Juan Forero
José “Pepe” Mujica, a Marxist guerrilla who became president of the Uruguayan state he had tried to overthrow before transforming into a global phenom for his plain-spoken adages and no-frills lifestyle, has died at his tin-roofed farmhouse outside the country’s capital, Montevideo. He was 89 years old. Uruguay’s president, Yamandú Orsi, announced Mujica’s death in a post on X Tuesday.
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3 weeks ago |
on.wsj.com | Juan Forero
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jp.wsj.com | Juan Forero
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wsj.com | Ryan Dube |Juan Forero
CHICLAYO, Peru—When rains swamped coastal Peru in 2017, Monseñor Robert pulled on his boots and headed into the streets with rescue crews to check for trapped residents and salvage belongings. It was a typically enthusiastic act by Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native who immersed himself in the affairs of this city of 800,000 and the culture of Peru, where he became a citizen. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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3 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Ryan Dube |Juan Forero
1 hour agoSHOTLIST TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO (MAY 10, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS SHOTS OF PROTESTERS PLAYING INSTRUMENT, HUGGING AND HOLDING BANNER TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO - MAY 10: A protest was held in Tamaulipas, Mexico, on Saturday, May against the US government's policy of militarizing the border, replacing the traditional meeting known as “Hugs Not Walls.”
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RT @EvrenWiltse: People think the US had a role in the selection of this Pope. I suggest: look further South! Latin America has the largest…
In Peru, the future pontiff mediated labor disputes, decried corruption and raised money for oxygen equipment in the pandemic. “My work is to accompany the people to expand their faith, help them overcome, look to the future," Leo said in 2015. https://t.co/r57xz2Vqgh @WSJ
As a bishop in Peru, “Monseñor Robert” helped the poor, trekked into the Andes and spread his faith. “He always provided words of hope,” one local said of the man who became pope this past week. https://t.co/GOhqNvThtX via @WSJ
