Summary: Latin Pulse gives a special focus this week to the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Latin America. The program covers the content and plans of the pope for visits to Mexico and Cuba. The program also features discussion of the economic situation in Central America, covering new dynamism for diversification of the economy. The news segment of the program provides a reaction to progress in the presidential election campaign in Mexico. In-Depth Interviews: Tom Quigley formerly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Dr. Benedicte Bull of the University of Oslo. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces Gonzatti (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Mexico Central America El Salvador Cuba Pope Benedict XVI Catholicism Honduras human rights PAN PRI Enrique Pena Nieto Josefina Vazquez Mota Raul Castro drug war economics politics economic crisis
