Brazil blesses its pets, Haitians bury the dead, and more top photos this week from Latin America

Oct. 3-9, 2025

Pets were blessed by priests in Brazil on the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, and future soccer stars competed at the FIFA U-20 World Cup soccer tournament in Chile. In Haiti, hundreds attended a collective funeral Saturday for eight people killed in a drone attack in a gang-controlled slum in the capital.

This gallery was curated by AP photo editor Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City.

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