Pope Leo XIV is headed to his second homeland. He's returning to the place that he credits with having taught him how to be a pastor and where a nationwide party awaits to welcome their beloved “Padre Robert” home. The visit to Peru marks the final leg of Leo’s three-nation South America tour. Peru is seen as the emotional highlight of his trip because of the more than two decades that the former Robert Prevost spent in Peru as a missionary priest and later bishop. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Peru.

If Deb Haaland wins New Mexico’s race for governor, she’ll make history as the first Native American woman to lead a state. But first she has to convince New Mexicans that they should keep Democrats in charge. The state persistently ranks near the bottom nationally on poverty, crime and public education, and disenchanted voters are pleading for change. Republican contender Gregg Hull says the state can no longer afford more of the same and is “primed for a shift" after decades of Democratic control.