http://www.newsvine.com/latin-americanNewsvine - latin-americanen-usCopyright 2013Fri, 7 Jun 2013 19:06:14 +0000Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:02:02 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/07/18830750-whats-the-worlds-most-gay-friendly-country-the-answer-may-surprise-youhttp://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/07/18830750-whats-the-worlds-most-gay-friendly-country-the-answer-may-surprise-youunited-stateslatin-americanfox-newsworld-newswilliams-institutewhat-pewlgbt-friendly-countriesFri, 7 Jun 2013 19:05:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://mario692.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/18/18341174-report-north-south-america-should-discuss-legalizing-pothttp://mario692.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/18/18341174-report-north-south-america-should-discuss-legalizing-potlatin-americanworld-newsamerican-statesotto-perez-molinaSat, 18 May 2013 16:02:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://nick-slp.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/25/17916752-dictators-reportedly-fixed-italy-argentina-world-cup-titles-world-cup-news-fox-sports-on-msnhttp://nick-slp.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/25/17916752-dictators-reportedly-fixed-italy-argentina-world-cup-titles-world-cup-news-fox-sports-on-msnsportsworld-cuplatin-americanmore-fox-soccer-blog-oopsThu, 25 Apr 2013 20:37:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17540898-the-gop-will-never-have-the-hispanic-vote-and-here-is-whyhttp://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17540898-the-gop-will-never-have-the-hispanic-vote-and-here-is-whypoliticslatin-americanrepublican-partymitt-romneyrush-limbaughdream-actin-novemberpat-mccroryrand-paulSun, 31 Mar 2013 17:53:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://atthetable.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17472014-pope-francis-ethnicity-questioned-is-jorge-mario-bergoglio-truly-latinohttp://atthetable.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17472014-pope-francis-ethnicity-questioned-is-jorge-mario-bergoglio-truly-latinoreligionlatin-americanpope-francisitalians-latinoTue, 26 Mar 2013 13:36:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17428417-pope-francis-and-the-two-jesuits-who-disappearedhttp://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17428417-pope-francis-and-the-two-jesuits-who-disappearedreligionlatin-americancatholic-churchmiddle-agesfalkland-islanderspope-francisorlando-yorioarchbishop-aramburuSat, 23 Mar 2013 13:51:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17420328-carlos-slims-company-wins-olympic-tv-rightshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17420328-carlos-slims-company-wins-olympic-tv-rightssportsolympicstvioclatinrightslatin-americanFri, 22 Mar 2013 23:37:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE- Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim speaks during news conference in Mexico City, in this file photo dated Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. It is announced Friday March 22, 2013, that America Movil Mexican telecommunications company controlled by Mexican magnate Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man, has secured the rights to next year’s Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on all media platforms across Latin America. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17395285-museum-to-showcase-contemporary-latin-american-arthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17395285-museum-to-showcase-contemporary-latin-american-artbrazilartlatin-americanworld-newsltlatin-american-artThu, 21 Mar 2013 06:02:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A sculpture by Maria Fernanda Cardoso titled 'Black Sun' is on display at the Casa Daros museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Local officials aiming to transform Rio de Janeiro from a sleepy cultural backwater into an art hotspot are inaugurating this week Casa Daros, a new museum that draws on one of the world's premier collections of contemporary Latin American art. Casa Daros, a 12,000-square meter (129,000-square foot) exhibition space housed in a renovated 1866 mansion, will bring to Rio some of the around 1,200 pieces acquired over the past 13 years by independently wealthy Zurich-based collector Ruth Schmidheiny. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)</p><p>A woman looks at a sculpture by Nadin Ospina titled 'Idol with Skull' on exhibit at the Casa Daros museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Local officials aiming to transform Rio de Janeiro from a sleepy cultural backwater into an art hotspot are inaugurating this week Casa Daros, a new museum that draws on one of the world's premier collections of contemporary Latin American art. Casa Daros, a 12,000-square meter (129,000-square foot) exhibition space housed in a renovated 1866 mansion, will bring to Rio some of the around 1,200 pieces acquired over the past 13 years by independently wealthy Zurich-based collector Ruth Schmidheiny. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)</p><p>A cameraman records an installation by Miguel Angel Rojas titled 'Paquita Buys An Ice Cream Cone' at the Casa Daros, museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Local officials aiming to transform Rio de Janeiro from a sleepy cultural backwater into an art hotspot are inaugurating this week Casa Daros, a new museum that draws on one of the world's premier collections of contemporary Latin American art. Casa Daros, a 12,000-square meter (129,000-square foot) exhibition space housed in a renovated 1866 mansion, will bring to Rio some of the around 1,200 pieces acquired over the past 13 years by independently wealthy Zurich-based collector Ruth Schmidheiny. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)</p><p>A man looks at a photograph by Vik Muniz, titled 'Nossa Senhora das Gracas' at the Casa Daros museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Local officials aiming to transform Rio de Janeiro from a sleepy cultural backwater into an art hotspot are inaugurating this week Casa Daros, a new museum that draws on one of the world's premier collections of contemporary Latin American art. Casa Daros, a 12,000-square meter (129,000-square foot) exhibition space housed in a renovated 1866 mansion, will bring to Rio some of the around 1,200 pieces acquired over the past 13 years by independently wealthy Zurich-based collector Ruth Schmidheiny. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)</p><p>A photographer takes pictures during a media tour in the Casa Daros at the Casa Daros museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Local officials aiming to transform Rio de Janeiro from a sleepy cultural backwater into an art hotspot are inaugurating this week Casa Daros, a new museum that draws on one of the world's premier collections of contemporary Latin American art. Casa Daros, a 12,000-square meter (129,000-square foot) exhibition space housed in a renovated 1866 mansion, will bring to Rio some of the around 1,200 pieces acquired over the past 13 years by independently wealthy Zurich-based collector Ruth Schmidheiny. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)</p><p>A cameraman records during a media tour at the Casa Daros museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Local officials aiming to transform Rio de Janeiro from a sleepy cultural backwater into an art hotspot are inaugurating this week Casa Daros, a new museum that draws on one of the world's premier collections of contemporary Latin American art. Casa Daros, a 12,000-square meter (129,000-square foot) exhibition space housed in a renovated 1866 mansion, will bring to Rio some of the around 1,200 pieces acquired over the past 13 years by independently wealthy Zurich-based collector Ruth Schmidheiny. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17314753-new-popes-views-bind-simplicity-with-complexityhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17314753-new-popes-views-bind-simplicity-with-complexityeupopelatin-americanworld-newsideologyjorge-bergoglioThu, 14 Mar 2013 20:19:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2009 file photo, Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio gives a Mass outside the San Cayetano church where an Argentine flag hangs behind in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Bergoglio was elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2009 file photo, Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, right, greets faithful outside the San Cayetano church in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Bergoglio was elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)</p><p>In this 2008 photo, Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, second from left, travels on the subway in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bergoglio, named pope on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, was known for taking the subway and mingling with the poor of Buenos Aires while archbishop. Bergoglio chose the name Pope Francis and is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Pablo Leguizamon)</p><p>In this picture taken March 20, 2008 Argentina's cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, right, kisses the feet of a man during a mass with youth trying to overcome drug addictions in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. The famous words uttered to announce that a leader of the Catholic Church has been chosen now have special resonance for Latin America, which had felt neglected by the Vatican and has finally produced the New World's first pope.(AP Photo/Str )</p><p>In this picture taken March 20, 2008 Argentina's cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, left, talks to a woman during a mass for youth trying to overcome drug addictions in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. The famous words uttered to announce that a leader of the Catholic Church has been chosen now have special resonance for Latin America, which had felt neglected by the Vatican and has finally produced the New World's first pope.(AP Photo/Str )</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17300728-representing-the-southern-hemispherehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17300728-representing-the-southern-hemispherevaticananalysispopewatchlatin-americandiego-maradonaworld-newsus-newspeter-squaresistine-chapelbenedict-xvisan-lorenzoour-ladyboston-cardinal-sean-o'malleyperpetual-helpfederico-lombardibernie-mcdaidsurvivors-networkjohn-catholic-churchthose-abusedcastel-gandolfopope-francispope-francis'third-world"ariel-lubiWed, 13 Mar 2013 21:17:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Cardinals watch as Pope Francis speaks to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)</p><p>Visitors take photos of Pope Francis as he speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)</p><p>In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis waves the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)</p><p>People react as Pope Francis speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.(AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)</p><p>A woman rests against a wall as she listens to a radio announcement of the new Pope aired inside the Cathedral in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)</p><p>Florencia Silva, left, from Peru, and Valentina Brunner, right, from Chile, listen to a cellphone live broadcast of the announcement of a new Pope on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, as the Catholic faithfull gather at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. Argentine Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope Wednesday and chose the papal name Francis, becoming first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p><p>In this picture taken in 1973 and released by journalist Sergio Rubin, then priest Jorge Mario Bergoglio, actual Cardinal and Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, posse for a picture. Bergoglio, who took the name of Pope Francis, was elected on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Sergio Rubin, ho) </p><p>In this Jan. 13, 2007 file picture, Pope Benedict XVI shakes hands with archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio during their meeting at the Vatican. On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Bergoglio was elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)</p><p>Pope Francis watches the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)</p><p>In this March 24, 2011 image released by the San Lorenzo de Almagro soccer team on March 13, 2013, Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio holds up a small flag of the San Lorenzo soccer team in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bergoglio, a San Lorenzo soccer fan, was chosen as Pope on March 13, 2013, the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Club Atletico San Lorenzo de Almagro)</p><p>In this 2009 photo courtesy of Sergio Rubin, Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio talks with a man as he rides the subway in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bergoglio, named pope on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, was known for taking the subway and mingling with the poor of Buenos Aires while archbishop and became the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Sergio Rubin)</p><p>Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)</p><p>In this image made from video provided by Vatican CTV television, US Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, right, takes an oath of secrecy inside the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, before the start of the conclave to elect the 266th Roman Catholic Church pope. Behind O'Malley are Cardinals Stanislaw Dziwisz, of Poland, Carlo Caffara, of Italy, Sean Baptist Brady, of Ireland, and Lluis Martinez Sistach, of Spain. (AP Photo/CTV via APTV)</p><p>Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)</p> http://addictedtome.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17300710-new-pope-no-communion-for-pro-abortion-politicianshttp://addictedtome.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17300710-new-pope-no-communion-for-pro-abortion-politicianspoliticspopelatin-americanpope-benedict-xvicatholicpoliticianscommunionpro-abortionfrancis-iWed, 13 Mar 2013 21:16:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17299894-correction-pope-latin-america-storyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17299894-correction-pope-latin-america-storyamericapopelatin-americaassociated-presslatin-americanroman-catholicsnew-worldcatholic-churchlatin-americansworld-newsltmauricio-funespope-francisWed, 13 Mar 2013 19:38:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A man prays beside a statue of Jesus Christ after attending a Mass inside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, Wednesday evening, in Vatican City, meaning 115 cardinals in a papal conclave elected a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>A woman prays inside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, Wednesday evening, in Vatican City, meaning 115 cardinals in a papal conclave elected a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2009 file photo, Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio gives a Mass outside the San Cayetano church where an Argentine flag hangs behind in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Bergoglio was elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)</p><p>People pray inside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, Wednesday evening, in Vatican City, meaning 115 cardinals in a papal conclave elected a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2013, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, leads a Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Bergoglio was elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)</p><p>Women react after hearing on the speakers at the Metropolitan Cathedral that Buenos Aires' Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio was chosen as Pope in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Bergoglio is the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>Paola La Rocca celebrates after hearing on the speakers at the Metropolitan Cathedral that Buenos Aires' Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio was chosen as Pope in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Bergoglio is the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>A woman holds up a rosary at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Buenos Aires' Archbishop and Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was named pope on Wednesday, making him the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2009 file photo, Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, right, greets faithful outside the San Cayetano church in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Bergoglio was elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)</p><p>People hold an Argentine flag and sing outside the Metropolitan Cathedral to celebrate that the new pope is Jorge Bergoglio, Buenos Aires' former archbishop, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was named pope on Wednesday, making him the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>People hold candles as they gather outside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>Worshipers pack the Metropolitan Cathedral during the evening Mass in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>A Catholic nun sings as people gather outside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Ivan Fernandez)</p><p>Faithful wave an Argentine flag and sing outside the Metropolitan Cathedral as they celebrate in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Bergoglio was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>Faithful react after hearing on the speakers at the Metropolitan Cathedral that Buenos Aires' Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Bergoglio was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>A man prays at the Baby Jesus Church in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)</p><p>Parishioners attend the daily Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)</p><p>A woman holds up her rosary wrapped hand in praise in front of a statue of the Virgin Mary at Saint Yves Catholic church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)</p><p>Members of the curia enter in procession through the main aisle of the Metropolitan Cathedral to celebrate a Thanksgiving Mass in honor of Pope Francis in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>Homeless eat outside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Many hope Francis will bring a familiar cultural warmth, while pushing the church to address a divisive gap between rich and poor in South America, the world's most Catholic continent. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)</p><p>Women pray before a statue of the Virgin Mary at Saint Yves Catholic church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)</p><p>A woman prays inside the Virgin of Charity of Cobre Catholic church in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>A church volunteer lights a candle at the Virgin of Charity of Cobre Catholic church in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>A member of the Lair of Assisi Fraternity attends a Thanksgiving Mass honoring Pope Francis at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>A man sells newspaper featuring a front page photo of the newly elected Pope Francis, outside of the military academy where the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez lies in state, in Caraca,Venezuela, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A woman sits in a church pew in the San Juan Bautista Catholic church in Mexico City's historic neighborhood Coyoacan, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Pope Francis, Argentina's former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had become the first pope ever from the Americas. Francis began his first day as pope, on Thursday, making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17299321-quickquote-it-is-ridiculoushttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17299321-quickquote-it-is-ridiculousnew-orleanspopewatchlatin-americanpope-benedict-xvibuenos-airesworld-newsus-newspeter-squarepope-benedictpope-liveargentine-cardinal-jorge-bergoglioargentine-jorge-bergogliopope-francishis-holiness-pope-francis-iargentine-jesuit-cardinal-jorge-mario-bergoglioWed, 13 Mar 2013 18:33:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>White smoke emerges from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. The white smoke indicates that the new pope has been elected. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)</p><p>Crowds cheer after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)</p><p>Crowds cheer after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)</p><p>White smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)</p><p>Crowds cheer after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)</p><p>FILE - This April 4, 2005 file photo shows Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, celebrating a Mass in honor of Pope John Paul II at the Buenos Aires Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bergoglio, who took the name of Pope Francis, was elected on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file) </p><p>FILE - This Aug. 7, 2009 file photo shows Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio giving a mass outside the San Cayetano church in Buenos Aires. Bergoglio, who took the name of Pope Francis, was elected on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, files)</p><p>Pope Francis flanked by Monsignor Guido Marini, master of liturgical ceremonies, waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)</p><p>Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)</p><p>Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)</p><p>Pope Francis speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)</p><p>FILE - Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio walks in St. Peter's Square after attending a cardinals' meeting, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Bergoglio, who took the name of Pope Francis, was elected on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, files)</p><p>Pope Francis puts on his sash from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)</p><p>A Swiss guard salutes in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope Wednesday and chose the papal name Francis, becoming first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)</p> http://cl1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17287759-italyrsquos-cardinal-angelo-scola-is-viewed-as-a-safe-pick-to-become-the-new-pope-the-washington-posthttp://cl1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17287759-italyrsquos-cardinal-angelo-scola-is-viewed-as-a-safe-pick-to-become-the-new-pope-the-washington-postjohn-paul-iilatin-americanworld-newssecond-vatican-councilcomments-weigh-in-correctionsroman-catholic-churchrsquo-sbut-scolapersonal-post-gallery-cardinalsbut-scolarsquo-sjack-kerouacrsquo-smany-vaticanTue, 12 Mar 2013 23:07:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17270234-us-expels-2-venezuelan-diplomatshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17270234-us-expels-2-venezuelan-diplomatsusvenezuelapoliticslatin-americanhugo-chavezMon, 11 Mar 2013 15:32:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17238425-latin-american-anti-drug-push-hurt-by-budget-cutshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17238425-latin-american-anti-drug-push-hurt-by-budget-cutsdrugbudgetwarbattlelatin-americanworld-newsltFri, 8 Mar 2013 18:01:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2012 FILE photo, a Navy helicopter takes off for training purposes onboard the USS Underwood while patrolling in international waters near Panama. U.S. officials say they're sending fewer surveillance planes and Navy ships to halt Latin American drug shipments because of deep federal budget cuts. The military/civilian task force that patrols drug-trafficking routes off the Central and South American coasts says two Navy ships won't be replaced when they return to U.S. ports in coming weeks. The task force usually has between two and five ships on patrol. Flights by Customs and Border Patrol radar planes are being cut back by 40 percent, leaving them with time for roughly 100 flights for the rest of the year. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)</p> http://schwartzling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17198563-venezuelas-comandante-hugo-chavez-dies-world-newshttp://schwartzling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17198563-venezuelas-comandante-hugo-chavez-dies-world-newslatin-americanhugo-chavezworld-newsel-comandanteTue, 5 Mar 2013 22:19:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17196505-hand-picked-chavez-successor-registers-in-electionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17196505-hand-picked-chavez-successor-registers-in-electionvenezuelachavezfidel-castrolatin-americanhugo-chavezworld-newssimon-bolivarltho-chi-minhnicolas-madurohenrique-caprileswhile-venezuelaTue, 5 Mar 2013 18:03:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A poster of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is seen through a cross-shaped window, from inside the military hospital's chapel, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A brief statement read on national television by Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas late Monday carried the sobering news about the charismatic 58-year-old leader's deteriorating health. Villegas said Chavez is suffering from "a new, severe infection." The state news agency identified it as respiratory. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A student protestor demanding more information about President Hugo Chavez's health reads a newspaper with a front page headline that reads in Spanish; "The President worsens," in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A brief statement read on national television by Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas late Monday carried the sobering news about the charismatic 58-year-old leader's deteriorating health. Villegas said Chavez is suffering from "a new, severe infection." The state news agency identified it as respiratory. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Pedestrians walks past graffiti that reads in Spanish; "Chavez lives and will prevail," outside the military hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A brief statement read on national television by Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas late Monday carried the sobering news about the charismatic 58-year-old leader's deteriorating health. Villegas said President Hugo Chavez is suffering from "a new, severe infection." The state news agency identified it as respiratory. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro, right, addresses the nation from Miraflores presidential palace as Governor Adan Chavez, the older brother of President Hugo Chavez, looks on in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Maduro met with top Venezuelan government ministers, the military high command and all 20 loyalist governors in Caracas following word of President Hugo Chavez's deteriorating health. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)</p><p>People sit in a restaurant where a TV on the wall shows a live image of Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro addressing the nation on state television during a government meeting in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Maduro met with top Venezuelan government ministers, the military high command and all 20 loyalist governors in Caracas following word of President Hugo Chavez's deteriorating health. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro, top center in white, addresses the nation from Miraflores presidential palace during a meeting with top government ministers, the military high command and all 20 loyalist governors in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Maduro says the government of President Hugo Chavez plans to expel a U.S. Embassy official for meeting with military officers and planning to destabilize the country. Maduro spoke hours after the government said Chavez was in "very delicate" health after undergoing cancer surgery in December. The large images on display in the room are of Venezuela's independence hero Simon Bolivar. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)</p><p>A woman reads a newspaper as she stands by a wall covered with posters showing Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez pictured with his daughters Maria Gabriela, and Rosa Virginia, outside the military hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A brief statement read on national television by Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas late Monday carried the sobering news about the charismatic 58-year-old leader's deteriorating health. Villegas said Chavez is suffering from "a new, severe infection." The state news agency identified it as respiratory. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez wipes away tears as she prays for the ailing president at the military hospital's chapel in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A brief statement read on national television by Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas late Monday carried the sobering news about the charismatic 58-year-old leader's deteriorating health. Villegas said Chavez is suffering from "a new, severe infection." The state news agency identified it as respiratory. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez weep as she learn that Chavez has died through an announcement by the vice president in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez cries as she learns that Chavez has died through an announcement by the vice president in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez react after the vice president announced Chavez's death in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez yell "Long Live Chavez!" and sing their nation's anthem after learning that Chavez has died through an announcement by the vice president in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>In this TV frame grab taken from the Venezuelan network Telesur, Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announces the death of President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday, ending 14 years of rule. Maduro said that Chavez died "after battling a tough illness for nearly two years." The death apparently sets up a presidential election to replace Chavez, whose illness prevented him from taking the oath of office for the term to which he was re-elected last year. (AP Photo/Telesur)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, a priest prays next to Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro, left, and military officers after Maduro addressed the nation to announce the death of President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Maduro announced that Chavez has died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez react to the news that that Chavez has died, as they gather outside the military hospital where Chavez was being treated in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela's Defense Minister Admiral Diego Molero, at the podium, gestures alongside other military leaders during a live televised message to the nation after the vice president announced the death of President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Molero announced that the military will remain loyal to the constitution in the wake of Chavez's death. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2007 file photo, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez arrives to a rally in support of changes to the nation's constitution in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 that Chavez has died at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez cries as she holds a sign that reads in Spanish "I am Chavez" as Chavistas gather in Bolivar square to mourn Chavez's death in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez cries as she holds a picture of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, as Chavistas gather in Bolivar square to mourn Chavez's death in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez cries as she holds up a poster of Chavez that reads in Spanish "Let's be like Chavez" and "Forbidden to forget" as Chavistas gather in Bolivar square to mourn Chavez's death in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gather in Bolivar square to mourn Chavez's death in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez gather in Bolivar square to mourn Chavez's death in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro addresses the nation to announce the death of President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Maduro announced that Chavez has died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez cries as she learns that Chavez has died through an announcement by the vice president in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez cry outside the military hospital where President Hugo Chavez, aged 58, died Tuesday in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all school was suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday..(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A woman holds a picture of President Hugo Chavez against her face as she cries outside the military hospital where he died Tuesday in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all school was suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday..(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>The flag-draped coffin containing the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is taken from the hospital where he died, to a military academy where it will remain until his funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez holds a picture of him above a crowd waiting for Chavez's coffin to be taken from the hospital where he died, to a military academy where it will remain until his funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)</p><p>Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro, second from right, links arms with Bolivia's President Evo Morales, left, as they arrive to the Military Hospital where President Hugo Chavez died in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The coffin containing Chavez's body is being taken from the hospital to a military academy where it will remain until his funeral on Friday. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)</p><p>The flag-draped coffin containing the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is taken from the hospital where he died, to a military academy, where it will remain until his funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez cry outside the military hospital where President Hugo Chavez, aged 58, died on Tuesday in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all school was suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A girl holds a poster of President Hugo Chavez outside the military hospital where he died Tuesday in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all school was suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday..(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez holds images of him while his coffin passes in the street from the hospital where he died on Tuesday to a military academy where his body will lie in state until his funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez embrace as the coffin containing his body passes in the street as it is taken from the hospital, where he died on Tuesday, to a military academy where his body will lie in state until his funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez holds a picture of him above a crowd waiting for Chavez's coffin to be taken from the hospital where he died on Tuesday, to a military academy where it will remain until his funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)</p><p>People walk alongside the flag-draped coffin containing the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez from the hospital where he died, to a military academy where it will remain until his funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters stand on highway overpasses to get a view of the flag-draped coffin containing the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez being taken from the hospital, where he died on Tuesday, to a military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A member of the presidential guard, top, places a flower on the coffin containing the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez as it is taken from the hospital where he died, to a military academy where it will remain until his funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Even in death, Chavez's orders were being heeded. The man he anointed to succeed him, Vice President Nicolas Maduro, will continue to run Venezuela as interim president and be the governing socialists' candidate in an election to be called within 30 days. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)</p><p>A woman holding a small image of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez stands in the street to watch Chavez's coffin be moved from the hospital where he died on Tuesday to a military academy where his body will lie in state until his funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez walk behind his coffin as it is paraded through the street from the hospital, where he died on Tuesday, to a military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A woman holding a Venezuelan flag cries as she watches the coffin containing the body of the late President Hugo Chavez be taken from the hospital, where he died on Tuesday, to a military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral on Friday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Covered by objects placed on it by supporters, the coffin carrying the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez arrives to the military academy where his body will lie in state until his funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A Presidential Guard soldier holds a replica of Simon Bolivar's sword as he walk along the coffin containing the remains of President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A Presidential Guard soldier holds up a replica of Simon Bolivar's sword during a procession carrying the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez from the military hospital where he died on Tuesday, to a military academy where his body will lie in state until his funeral, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez crowd the street, surrounding his coffin as it is paraded from the hospital, where he died on Tuesday, to a military academy where his body will lie in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)</p><p>Covered by objects placed by supporters, the coffin carrying the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez arrives to the military academy where his body will lie in state until his funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A woman holds a picture of President Hugo Chavez against her face as she cries outside the military hospital where he died Tuesday in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all school was suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday..(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro, left, and Diosdado Cabello, President of Venezuela's National Assembly stand next to the flag-draped coffin containing the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez on display during his wake at a military academy where his body will lie in state until his funeral in in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, a woman pays her respects as she files past the glass-topped casket containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez lying in state at the military academy in Caracas, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Chavez died of a massive heart attack Tuesday after great suffering and inaudibly mouthed his desire to live, the head of Venezuela's presidential guard said late Wednesday. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, a mourner weeps as she looks into the glass-topped casket containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez as his body lies in state at the military academy in Caracas, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Chavez died of a massive heart attack Tuesday after great suffering and inaudibly mouthed his desire to live, the head of Venezuela's presidential guard said late Wednesday. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)</p><p>In this photo provided by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, mourners pay their respects as they file past the glass-topped casket containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez lying in state at the military academy in Caracas, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Chavez died of a massive heart attack Tuuesday after great suffering and inaudibly mouthed his desire to live, the head of Venezuela's presidential guard said late Wednesday. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, a woman pays her respects, placing a hand on her heart and saluting, before she files past the glass-topped casket containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at the military academy, where he started his army career, in Caracas, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Battling an unspecified cancer, Chavez died Tuesday. His flag-draped coffin lies in state at the military academy as a mile-long line of mourners come to pay homage. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)</p><p>A woman wipes her tears as she holds an image of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez during a tribute at Revolution Plaza in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, March 7, 2013. The Cuban government declared two days of national mourning and ordered flags to fly at half-staff after the death of Chavez. Some islanders worried about the loss of the country's No. 1 ally, who has sent billions of dollars of oil to Cuba at preferential terms. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>A crowd waits to enter the military academy where the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez lies in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. While Venezuela remains deeply divided over the country's future, the multitudes who reached the president's coffin early Thursday were united in grief and admiration for a man many considered a father figure. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A large image of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is on display where mourners line up to view his body lying in state at the military academy in Caracas, Thursday, March 7, 2013. While Venezuela remains deeply divided over the country's future, the multitudes weeping and crossing themselves as they reached the president's coffin early Thursday were united in grief and admiration for a man many considered a father figure. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Mourners walk over a barrier outside the military academy where Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez's body lies in state at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. While Venezuela remains deeply divided over the country's future, the multitudes who reached the president's coffin early Thursday were united in grief and admiration for a man many considered a father figure. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A woman cries as she waits to see the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at the military academy where his body is lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. While Venezuela remains deeply divided over the country's future, the multitudes who reached the president's coffin were united in grief and admiration for a man many considered a father figure. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Servicemen help a woman move out of the crowd waiting to see the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at the military academy where he is lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. While Venezuela remains deeply divided over the country's future, the multitudes who reached the president's coffin were united in grief and admiration for a man many considered a father figure. Chavez died on March 5 at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>People line up outside the military academy where the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. While Venezuela remains deeply divided over the country's future, the multitudes who reached the president's coffin early Thursday were united in grief and admiration for a man many considered a father figure. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Mourners wait to be allowed inside the military academy where the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez lies in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. While Venezuela remains deeply divided over the country's future, the multitudes who reached the president's coffin early Thursday were united in grief and admiration for a man many considered a father figure. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro speaks to the crowd at the military academy where the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Maduro, Venezuela's acting president, said Chavez's remains will be put on permanent display at the Museum of the Revolution, close to the presidential palace where Chavez ruled for 14 years. A state funeral for Chavez attended by some 33 heads of government is scheduled to begin Friday morning. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro speaks to people outside the military academy where the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez lies in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Maduro, Venezuela's acting president, said Chavez's remains will be put on permanent display at the Museum of the Revolution, close to the presidential palace where Chavez ruled for 14 years. A state funeral for Chavez attended by some 33 heads of government is scheduled to begin Friday morning. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro stand upon their arrival to the Fort Tiuna military academy to visit the coffin containing the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez during his wake in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Maduro, Venezuela's acting president, said Chavez's remains will be put on permanent display at the Museum of the Revolution, close to the presidential palace where Chavez ruled for 14 years. A state funeral for Chavez attended by some 33 heads of government is scheduled to begin Friday morning. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, mourners walk beside the coffin containing the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez on display during his wake at a military academy where his body will lie in state until his funeral in in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. While Venezuela remains deeply divided over the country's future, the multitudes who reached the president's coffin were united in grief and admiration for a man many considered a father figure. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer.(AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Cuba's President Raul Castro salutes as he stands next to the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez during his wake at a military academy where his body will lie in state until his funeral in in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's acting president, said Chavez's remains will be put on permanent display at the Museum of the Revolution, close to the presidential palace where Chavez ruled for 14 years. A state funeral for Chavez attended by some 33 heads of government is scheduled to begin Friday morning. At right is Chavez's daughter Rosa Virginia Chavez and left is Vice-President Nicolas Maduro.(AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez wears a sticker with an image of him as she waits in line outside the military academy to see the body of Chavez lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. While Venezuela remains deeply divided over the country's future, the multitudes who reached the president's coffin were united in grief and admiration for a man many considered a father figure. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Workers paint a mural that is symbolic of the eyes of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez on the stairs at the El Calvario monument in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Military police carry a woman who fainted while waiting in line to see the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez lying in state at the military academy in Caracas, Thursday, March 7, 2013. While Venezuela remains deeply divided over the country's future, the multitudes weeping and crossing themselves as they reached the president's coffin early Thursday were united in grief and admiration for a man many considered a father figure. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez holds up a sign that says in Spanish "I am Chavez" as Vice President Nicolas Maduro speaks to the crowd outside the military academy where Chavez's body is lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Maduro, Venezuela's acting president, said Chavez's remains will be put on permanent display at the Museum of the Revolution, close to the presidential palace where Chavez ruled for 14 years. A state funeral for Chavez attended by some 33 heads of government is scheduled to begin Friday morning. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Members of the guard of honor wait for the arrivals of heads of state that will attend the funeral of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at the airport in Maiquetia, near Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Chavez died of cancer on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A screen showing a video image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez plays in front of the site where Chavez's funeral ceremony will take place as people gather outside the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Friday's funeral promises to be a final turn on the world stage for Chavez after 14 years in power, though in some ways the former paratrooper is not going anywhere: Venezuela announced Thursday that it would embalm his body and put it on permanent display. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>People gather outside the military academy where the funeral ceremony for Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez will take place in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Friday's funeral promises to be a final turn on the world stage for Chavez after 14 years in power, though in some ways the former paratrooper is not going anywhere: Venezuela announced Thursday that it would embalm his body and put it on permanent display. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A girl dressed in Chavez military fatigues, including his trademark red beret, salutes to the camera as she lines up with others outside the military academy where the funeral ceremony for Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez will take place in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Friday's funeral promises to be a final turn on the world stage for Chavez after 14 years in power, though in some ways the former paratrooper is not going anywhere: Venezuela announced Thursday that it would embalm his body and put it on permanent display. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez shout slogans as they line up outside the military academy where a funeral ceremony will take place for him in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. At right, a Chavez supporter holds up a doll in his likeness. Friday's funeral promises to be a final turn on the world stage for Chavez after 14 years in power, though in some ways the former paratrooper is not going anywhere: Venezuela announced Thursday that it would embalm his body and put it on permanent display. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>People line up for lunch boxes being distributed outside the military academy where a funeral ceremony will take place for Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Friday's funeral promises to be a final turn on the world stage for Chavez after 14 years in power, though in some ways the former paratrooper is not going anywhere: Venezuela announced Thursday that it would embalm his body and put it on permanent display. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>People gather outside the military academy where the funeral ceremony for Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez will take place in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Friday's funeral promises to be a final turn on the world stage for Chavez after 14 years in power, though in some ways the former paratrooper is not going anywhere: Venezuela announced Thursday that it would embalm his body and put it on permanent display. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez hold a poster reading in Spanish "Move forward commander!" outside the military academy where a funeral ceremony will take place for him in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. With leaders from five continents on hand, Venezuela prepared for a day of distinctly different ceremonies, first the formal state funeral of Hugo Chavez, then the controversial swearing in of his anointed interim successor, who the opposition charges has no constitutional right to the job. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro speaks to people outside the military academy where the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Maduro, Venezuela's acting president, said Chavez's remains will be put on permanent display at the Museum of the Revolution, close to the presidential palace where Chavez ruled for 14 years. A state funeral for Chavez attended by some 33 heads of government is scheduled to begin Friday morning. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Opposition leader Henrique Capriles holds up a miniature copy of Venezuela's Constitution as he speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Capriles called Vice President Nicolas Maduro a bold-faced liar and accuses him of using Hugo Chavez's funeral to campaign for the presidency. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad kisses the flag-draped coffin of late Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez during the funeral ceremony at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Latin American and Caribbean leaders stand around the flag-draped coffin of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez during the funeral ceremony at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. Front row, from left to right are Colombia's President Jose Manuel Santos, Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina, Guyana's President Donald Ramotar, and Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer. On the other side of the casket are, from right, Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina, Haiti's President Michel Martelly and Honduras' President Porfirio Lobo. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Cuba's President Raul Castro looks at the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez during his wake at a military academy where his remains will lie in state until his funeral in in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's acting president, said Chavez's remains will be put on permanent display at the Museum of the Revolution, close to the presidential palace where Chavez ruled for 14 years. A state funeral for Chavez attended by some 33 heads of government is scheduled to begin Friday morning. At right is Chavez's daughter Rosa Virginia Chavez and left is Vice-President Nicolas Maduro.(AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes a victory sign after attending the funeral ceremony for Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A woman lights candles during a ceremony for Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at Bolivar square in Barinas, the capital of the state where Chavez was born in western Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A woman wrapped in cloths decorating a light post in the colors of Venezuela's flag sleeps outside the military academy where a funeral ceremony will take place for Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Friday's funeral promises to be a final turn on the world stage for Chavez after 14 years in power, though in some ways the former paratrooper is not going anywhere: Venezuela announced Thursday that it would embalm his body and put it on permanent display. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A boy stands next to his father wearing a vest reading in Spanish "Chavez I'll love you forever" outside the military academy where a funeral ceremony will take place for Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. With leaders from five continents on hand, Venezuela prepared for a day of distinctly different ceremonies, first the formal state funeral of Hugo Chavez, then the controversial swearing in of his anointed interim successor, who the opposition charges has no constitutional right to the job. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Nicolas Maduro raises his fist after he was sworn in as Venezuela's acting president by the President of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, right, at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>In this image released by the office of Mexico's Presidencia, Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro, left, holds a replica of Simon Bolivar's sword next to the flag-draped coffin of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez during the funeral ceremony at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Presidencia de la Republica de Mexico, Daniel Aguilar)</p><p>Nicolas Maduro raises his fist as he dons the presidential sash after he was sworn in as Venezuela's president at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Maduro was sworn in Friday as Venezuela's acting president, against the objections of the political opposition who said the move violated the country's constitution. Late President Hugo Chavez designated Vice President Maduro as his successor before he died Tuesday of cancer. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of Nicolas Maduro watch on a giant screen outside the National Assembly the ceremony in which he is sworn in as Venezuela's acting president in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Maduro was sworn in Friday against the objections of the political opposition who said the move violated the country's constitution. Late President Hugo Chavez designated vice-president Maduro as his successor before he died Tuesday of cancer. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A a boy stands in front of a banner of late President Hugo Chavez at the main square of his hometown, Sabaneta, in western Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A girl posses for a photograph in front of a banner of late President Hugo Chavez at the Bolivar square in Barinas, the capital of the state where he was born in western Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro stands in front of a portrait of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez after a symbolic swearing in ceremony in the presence of the flag-draped coffin of Chavez at the military academy where the funeral ceremony was held earlier in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. Maduro was sworn in at the National Assembly earlier against the objections of the political opposition who said the move violated the country's constitution. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>A Venezuelan army officer salutes a photo of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at a makeshift memorial outside the Venezuelan Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Chavez died on March 5, 2013 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>A woman is reflected in a window displaying a poster of the late President Hugo Chavez at a school where he studied in Sabaneta, western Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Chavez, who died of cancer on March 5, 2013 was born in Sabaneta. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A woman wipes photos of late President Hugo Chavez at a makeshift altar set in his honor at the main square of Sabaneta, western Venezuela on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Chavez, who died of cancer on March 5, 2013 was born in Sabaneta. His former home has been turned into the local headquarters of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, PSUV. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>People line up to see the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez outside the military academy where he is lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Chavez died on March 5, 2013 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A boy rests on the barrel of a tank as people line up to see the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez outside the military academy where he is lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Chavez died on March 5, 2013 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>People lining up to see the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez cheer outside the military academy where he is lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Chavez died on March 5, 2013 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez places a message on the wall of the Venezuelan Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Chavez died on March 5, 2013 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>Venezuela's elections council chief, Tibisay Lucena, arrives for a press conference to announce April 14 as the date for the country's presidential election to choose a successor to Hugo Chavez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2013. The constitution mandated the election be held within 30 days of Chavez's March 5 death, but the date picked falls outside that period. Critics of the socialist government already complained that officials violated the constitution by swearing in Vice President Nicolas Maduro as acting leader Friday night. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A mourner places a photo of the late President Hugo Chavez when he was a military cadet on a makeshift altar at the main square of Sabaneta, the town of his birth in western Venezuela on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Chavez died of cancer on March 5, 2013. His former house has been turned into the local headquarters of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, PSUV. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Andreina Pena rests on a chair as she waits in a line to see the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez outside the military academy where he is lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Chavez died on March 5, 2013 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Security officers block a man trying to cut the line of people waiting to see the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez outside the military academy where he is lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Chavez died on March 5, 2013 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>People queue outside the military academy where Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>People rest outside the military academy where Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela, early Sunday, March 10, 2013. People continue to parade to see the body of Chavez, who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>People enter the military academy to see the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>People queue outside the military academy to see the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Chavez died of cancer on March 5. He was 58. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition leader Henrique Capriles gestures during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Capriles announced he will run in elections, scheduled for April 14, to replace late President Hugo Chavez, who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>People walk by an old presidential election campaign poster supporting a vote for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Capriles, who lost a presidential election against Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in October 2012, announced he will run again on April 14th in an election to replace Chavez who died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>An old presidential election campaign poster, supporting a vote for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, is defaced with red paint in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Capriles, who lost a presidential election against Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in October 2012, announced he will run again on April 14th in an election to replace Chavez who died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Opposition leader Henrique Capriles gestures during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Capriles announced he will run in election, scheduled for April 14th, to replace late President Hugo Chavez, who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro waves a Venezuelan flag over supporters after registering his candidacy for president to replace late President Hugo Chavez at the national electoral council in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Elections were announced to take place on April 14, after the death of Chavez on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro gather around a fountain outside the national electoral council as he registers his candidacy for president to replace late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Elections were announced to take place on April 14, after the death of Chavez on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro holds up his government plan titled "Homeland Program 2013-2019. Commander Hugo Chavez" after registering his candidacy for president to replace late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Behind left stands Tibisay Lucena, president of the national electoral council. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after the death of Chavez on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro gather outside the national electoral council as he registers his candidacy for president to replace late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after the death of Chavez on March 5. The poster of Chavez reads in Spanish "Maduro, from my heart." (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Holding a photo of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, supporters of acting President Nicolas Maduro gather outside the national electoral council as he registers his candidacy to replace Chavez as president at the national electoral council in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Elections were announced to take place on April 14, after the death of Chavez on March 5. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A large image of late President Hugo Chavez hangs behind acting President Nicolas Maduro speaking to supporters after he registered his candidacy to replace Chavez outside the national electoral council in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A woman sells merchandise related to late President Hugo Chavez at a gathering of Chavez supporters to support the candidacy of acting president and former Vice President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>ADDS REFERENCE TO CHAVEZ'S SIGNATURE - Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro holds up what he says was the government plan created by late President Hugo Chavez, titled "Homeland Program 2013-2019. Commander Hugo Chavez," with Chavez's signature, after registering his candidacy for president to replace late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Behind left stands Tibisay Lucena, president of the national electoral council. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after the death of Chavez on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of late President Hugo Chavez embrace as they listen to a recording of Chavez singing the national anthem at the end of a political rally in support of acting President Nicolas Maduro running for president in upcoming elections in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro stands with his face painted in the colors of his nation's flag outside the national electoral council where Maduro registers his candidacy for president to replace late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro leans against a tree under a poster of late President Hugo Chavez outside the national electoral council where Maduro registered his presidential candidacy in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A man shouts slogans during a rally in support of acting President Nicolas Maduro registering his candidacy for presidential elections outside the national electoral council in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died. The man's shirt reads in Spanish "Chavez, heart of my fatherland." (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Photographer surround Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro as he gestures to supporters after registering his candidacy for president to replace late President Hugo Chavez at the national electoral council in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Elections were announced to take place on April 14, after the death of Chavez on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro shows his certificate after registering his presidential candidacy to replace late President Hugo Chavez at the national electoral council in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after the death of Chavez on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro holds a girl in his arms as he gestures to supporters after registering his presidential candidacy to replace late President Hugo Chavez at the national electoral council in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after the death of Chavez on March 5. At right is Attorney General Cilia Flores. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of acting President Nicolas Maduro gather outside the national electoral council as he registers his candidacy to replace Chavez at the national electoral council in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. The poster on the post shows Chavez and reads in Spanish "Maduro from my heart." Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A worker prepares to hang a poster of late President Hugo Chavez that reads in Spanish "Maduro from my heart" in front of the Cathedral on the day that acting President Nicolas Maduro registered his candidacy for presidential elections, in the main square of downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro hold posters of late President Hugo Chavez from a building overlooking the national electoral council as Maduro registers his presidential candidacy to replace Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced the death of Chavez on March 5. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>FILE - In this July 22, 2006 file photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez , right, speak with Cuba's Fidel Castro during their visit to the home of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara in Cordoba, Argentina. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office, File)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro gather outside the national electoral council as he registers his candidacy for president to replace late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. The poster of Chavez reads in Spanish "Maduro, from my heart." Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro gestures as she listens to acting President Nicolas Maduro speak outside the national electoral council after he registered his candidacy for president to replace Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A woman looks through the window of a bus carrying supporters of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro to the national electoral council where Maduro registered his candidacy for president in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro holds a Chihuahua dog wearing a hat that reads in Spanish "I love you Chavez" outside the national electoral council where Maduro registers his candidacy for president to replace late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17170099-catholics-ponder-future-with-new-popehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17170099-catholics-ponder-future-with-new-popepopelatin-americanpope-benedict-xviworld-newsfaithfulSun, 3 Mar 2013 21:25:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A Filipino Catholic altar boy stands beside an empty priest' chair during a mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in suburban Paranaque, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday March 3, 2013. Filipinos in Asia's largest predominantly Roman Catholic nation on Sunday went to church that awkwardly had no pope for the first time in 600 years and prayed for the smooth rise of a successor to Benedict XVI who can lead an embattled church. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>Filipino Catholic Priest Victorino Cueto, center, sprinkles holy water on devotees during a mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in suburban Paranaque, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday Mar. 3, 2013. Filipinos in Asia's largest predominantly Roman Catholic nation on Sunday went to church that had no pope for the first time in 600 years and prayed for the smooth rise of a successor to Benedict XVI who can lead an embattled church. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>A man prays during a Sunday mass at the Mother of God sanctuary in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday March 3, 2013. Catholics around the world attended the first Sunday masses since Benedict XVI stepped down as pope. Many prayed for a energetic, new leader to reinvigorate what many said was an ailing institution.(AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>Catholics pray during a Sunday mass at the Mother of God sanctuary in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday March 3, 2013. Catholics around the world attended the first Sunday masses since Benedict XVI stepped down as pope. Many prayed for a energetic, new leader to reinvigorate what many said was an ailing institution.(AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>Catholics pray during a Sunday mass at the Mother of God sanctuary in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday March 3, 2013. Catholics around the world attended the first Sunday masses since Benedict XVI stepped down as pope. Many prayed for a energetic, new leader to reinvigorate what many said was an ailing institution.(AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>Catholic Priest Marcelo Rossi preaches during Sunday mass at the Mother of God sanctuary in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, March 3, 2013. The Mother of God sanctuary attracts tens of thousands of faithful each weekend. Catholics around the world attended the first Sunday masses since Benedict stepped down as pope. Many prayed for a energetic, new leader to reinvigorate what many said was an ailing institution.(AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>Catholics pray during a Sunday mass at the Mother of God sanctuary in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday March 3, 2013. Catholics around the world attended the first Sunday masses since Benedict stepped down as pope. Many prayed for a energetic, new leader to reinvigorate what many said was an ailing institution.(AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>Filipino Catholics receive communion during a mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in suburban Paranaque, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday March 3, 2013. Filipinos in Asia's largest predominantly Roman Catholic nation on Sunday went to church that awkwardly had no pope for the first time in 600 years and prayed for the smooth rise of a successor to Benedict XVI who can lead an embattled church. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>An altar boy participates in a Mass at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Sunday March 3, 2013. Catholics around the world attended the first Sunday masses since Benedict XVI stepped down as pope. Many prayed for a energetic, new leader to reinvigorate what many said was an ailing institution (AP Photo)</p><p>Rev Russell Pollitt preaches during a Mass at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Sunday March 3, 2013. Catholics around the world attended the first Sunday masses since Benedict XVI stepped down as pope. Many prayed for a energetic, new leader to reinvigorate what many said was an ailing institution (AP Photo) (AP Photo)</p><p>Rev Russell Pollitt, second from right back, celebrates Mass at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Sunday March 3, 2013. Catholics around the world attended the first Sunday masses since Benedict XVI stepped down as pope. Many prayed for a energetic, new leader to reinvigorate what many said was an ailing institution (AP Photo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17128454-telefonicas-profit-falls-to-514bn-on-write-offshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17128454-telefonicas-profit-falls-to-514bn-on-write-offseuspainearnslatin-americantelefonicaworld-newsThu, 28 Feb 2013 08:52:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://cdrain01.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16961767-wayne-lapierre-warns-of-gangs-terrorists-and-debt-riotshttp://cdrain01.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16961767-wayne-lapierre-warns-of-gangs-terrorists-and-debt-riotscongresschicagopoliticsgopborderslatin-americanracismborder-patrolobamaterroristsgun-controlnranewtownamerican-prospectweapons-banlapierregun-reformbrooklyn-new-yorkpolicesecond-amendmentThu, 14 Feb 2013 14:46:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16953175-brazil-papal-contender-place-of-birth-irrelevanthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16953175-brazil-papal-contender-place-of-birth-irrelevantbrazilpoperoman-catholiclatin-americanpope-benedict-xviworld-newsltWed, 13 Feb 2013 23:05:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, Sao Paulo's archbishop, speaks as he gives a Mass at the Cathedral in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Latin America is home to the world's largest Roman Catholic population, but hopes that the next pope will come from the region appear faint, experts said Monday. Brazilian Cardinals Joao Braz de Aviz, a 65-year-old who has earned praise as head of the Vatican's office for religious congregations, and Odilo Pedro Scherer, the 63-year-old archbishop of Sao Paulo, have been mentioned as possibilities. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, Sao Paulo's archbishop and papal candidate, greets a woman prior to giving a Mass at the Cathedral in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Latin America is home to the world's largest Roman Catholic population, but hopes that the next pope will come from the region appear faint, experts said Monday. Brazilian Cardinals Joao Braz de Aviz, a 65-year-old who has earned praise as head of the Vatican's office for religious congregations, and Odilo Pedro Scherer, the 63-year-old archbishop of Sao Paulo, have been mentioned as possibilities. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>A woman holds out her arms during a Mass by Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, archbishop of Sao Paulo, at the Cathedral in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Latin America is home to the world's largest Roman Catholic population, but hopes that the next pope will come from the region appear faint, experts said Monday. Brazilian Cardinals Joao Braz de Aviz, a 65-year-old who has earned praise as head of the Vatican's office for religious congregations, and Odilo Pedro Scherer, the 63-year-old archbishop of Sao Paulo, have been mentioned as possibilities. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, archbishop of Sao Paulo, pauses during a news conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Latin America is home to the world's largest Roman Catholic population, but hopes that the next pope will come from the region appear faint, experts said Monday. Brazilian Cardinals Joao Braz de Aviz, a 65-year-old who has earned praise as head of the Vatican's office for religious congregations, and Odilo Pedro Scherer, the 63-year-old archbishop of Sao Paulo, have been mentioned as possibilities. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, the archbishop of Sao Paulo, speaks during a news conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Latin America is home to the world's largest Roman Catholic population, but hopes that the next pope will come from the region appear faint, experts said Monday. Brazilian Cardinals Joao Braz de Aviz, a 65-year-old who has earned praise as head of the Vatican's office for religious congregations, and Odilo Pedro Scherer, the 63-year-old archbishop of Sao Paulo, have been mentioned as possibilities. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16738001-cubas-castro-assumes-celac-presidencyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16738001-cubas-castro-assumes-celac-presidencycubalatin-americanworld-newscastropresidencyraul-castroltcelaccelac-communitycaribbean-statesMon, 28 Jan 2013 15:19:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, right, recieves Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, as he waves upon his arrival to the CELAC-EU summit in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean gather in Santiago for the 60-nation, two day economic summit. The Cuban leader will take over the rotating presidency of the CELAC group of countries from Pinera. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>Cuba's President Raul Castro waves upon his arrival to the CELAC-EU summit in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean gather in Santiago for the 60-nation, two day economic summit. The Cuban leader will take over the rotating presidency of the CELAC group of countries from Chile's President Sebastian Pinera. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>In this photo released by the CELAC Prensa Cumbre, Cuba's President Raul Castro, front left, speaks during the CELAC summit as his Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, right, looks on in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Castro took over the rotating presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States on Monday in what he says is a show of regional unity against U.S. efforts to isolate the communist government through a 50-year-old economic embargo. (AP Photo/CELAC, Prensa Cumbre)</p><p>El presidente de Cuba Raúl Castro sonríe al llegar al aeropuerto Arturo Merino Benitez en Santiago, Chile, el viernes 25 de enero de 2013. Castro asume el lunes 28 de enero la presidencia pro témpore de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños, Celac. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)</p><p>Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, speaks with Chile's President Sebastian Pinera at the end of the CELAC summit in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Castro took over the rotating presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States on Monday in what he says is a show of regional unity against U.S. efforts to isolate the communist government through a 50-year-old economic embargo. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)</p><p>Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, right, shakes hands with Cuba's President Raul Castro after passing on the presidency of the CELAC at the end of the summit in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Castro took over the rotating presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States on Monday in what he says is a show of regional unity against U.S. efforts to isolate the communist government through a 50-year-old economic embargo. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)</p><p>Dignitaries pose in front of La Moneda Palace for the family photo of the CELAC ( Community of Latin American and Caribbean Countries) summit in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>Cuba's President Raul Castro smiles after arriving at the Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Castro along with other Latin American, Caribbean and European leaders are gathering in Santiago for this weekend's CELAC-EU economic summit. The Cuban leader will take over the rotating presidency of the CELAC group of countries from Chile's President Sebastian Pinera. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16726091-chiles-pinera-praises-hugo-chavezs-couragehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16726091-chiles-pinera-praises-hugo-chavezs-couragechavezsummitchilelatin-americanhugo-chavezworld-newsltsebastian-pineraSun, 27 Jan 2013 22:28:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, right, poses with Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro, left, during a bilateral meeting at the CELAC-EU economic summit in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/CELAC-EU, HOPD)</p><p>Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro, left, speaks and a member of his delegation speak during the closing ceremony of the CELAC-EU summit in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. A 60-nation summit wrapped up in Chile on Sunday with leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean renewing calls for giving investors "legal certainty" and dropping barriers to trade between economies that together represent a billion people and $280 billion in commerce. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/26/16712948-eu-demands-legal-certainty-of-latin-investmentshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/26/16712948-eu-demands-legal-certainty-of-latin-investmentssummitchilelatin-americalatin-americanworld-newsoil-rich-venezuelaltSat, 26 Jan 2013 17:01:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo released by the Brazilian Presidency, Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, third left, and Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, fourth right, have a work breakfast with their ministers at La Moneda Palace for a work visit in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean gather in Santiago for the CELAC-EU economic summit Jan 26-27. (AP Photo/Brazilian Presidency, HO)</p><p>Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff arrives at La Moneda Palace for a work visit in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean gather in Santiago for the CELAC-EU economic summit Jan 26-27. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, waves as she participates with Mexico's President Enrique Pena Neto, left, and Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, right, in the CELAC-EU Business Summit in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean gather in Santiago for the CELAC-EU economic summit Jan 26-27. (AP Photo/Victor Ruiz Caballero)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, waves as she participates with Mexico's President Enrique Pena Neto, left, and Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, right, in the CELAC-EU Business Summit in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean gather in Santiago for the CELAC-EU economic summit Jan 26-27. (AP Photo/Victor Ruiz Caballero)</p><p>In this photo provided by the Brazilian Presidency, members of the CELAC-EU economic summit attend a plenary session in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean are in the Chilean capital for the 60-nation, two day economic summit. (AP Photo/Brazilian Presidency)</p><p>Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, right, poses with Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro, left, during a bilateral meeting at the CELAC-EU economic summit in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/CELAC-EU, HOPD)</p><p>Uruguay's President Jose Mujica, right, speaks next to Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, during the CELAC-EU economic summit in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean are in the Chilean capital for the 60-nation, two day economic summit.(AP Photo/CELAC-EU)</p><p>A Bolivian man attends a People's Summit march, a parallel event created against the scheduled weekend 60-nation economic summit in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Santiago for the 60-nation, three day economic summit. (AP Photo/Victor Ruiz Caballero)</p><p>Bolivian women attend a People's Summit march, a parallel event created against the scheduled weekend 60-nation economic summit in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Santiago for the 60-nation, three day economic summit. (AP Photo/Victor Ruiz Caballero)</p><p>El presidente de Chile Sebastián Piñera ofrece un discurso durante la ceremonia de cierre de la cumbre Celac-UE en Santiago, Chile, el domingo 27 de enero de 2013. (AP foto/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, left, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, right, speak during a news conference at the CELAC-EU summit in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. A 60-nation summit wrapped up in Chile on Sunday with leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean renewing calls for giving investors "legal certainty" and dropping barriers to trade between economies that together represent a billion people and $280 billion in commerce. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)</p><p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales speaks during a news conference at the CELAC-EU summit in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. A 60-nation summit wrapped up in Chile on Sunday with leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean renewing calls for giving investors "legal certainty" and dropping barriers to trade between economies that together represent a billion people and $280 billion in commerce. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)</p><p>Colombia's President Jose Manuel Santos, left, and Danish Minister for European Affairs Nicolai Wammen, right, speak during the closing ceremony of the CELAC-EU summit in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. A 60-nation summit wrapped up in Chile on Sunday with leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean renewing calls for giving investors "legal certainty" and dropping barriers to trade between economies that together represent a billion people and $280 billion in commerce. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>European Council President Herman Van Rompuy gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the CELAC-EU summit in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. A 60-nation summit wrapped up in Chile on Sunday with leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean renewing calls for giving investors "legal certainty" and dropping barriers to trade between economies that together represent a billion people and $280 billion in commerce. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)</p>