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

FILE - A priest blesses animals during a Mass in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, considered the protector of animals, on the Saint's feast day, in Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
FILE - A priest blesses animals during a Mass in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, considered the protector of animals, on the Saint's feast day, in Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
FILE - A woman holds a sign that reads in Spanish "Justice for Palestinian people" in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Oct 7, 2025, during a government rally in support of the Palestinian people and against Israel's offensive in Gaza. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
FILE - A woman holds a sign that reads in Spanish "Justice for Palestinian people" in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Oct 7, 2025, during a government rally in support of the Palestinian people and against Israel's offensive in Gaza. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
FILE - People visit an immersive, multi-sensory installation titled "The Lumisphere Experience" at the Museum of Tomorrow, ahead of COP30, the 30th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)
FILE - People visit an immersive, multi-sensory installation titled "The Lumisphere Experience" at the Museum of Tomorrow, ahead of COP30, the 30th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)
FILE - U.S. gymnast Simone Biles smiles during her motivational talk at the municipal building in Buenos Aires, on the occasion of Argentina's capital being declared the World Capital of Sport 2027 by the ACES, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
FILE - U.S. gymnast Simone Biles smiles during her motivational talk at the municipal building in Buenos Aires, on the occasion of Argentina's capital being declared the World Capital of Sport 2027 by the ACES, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
FILE - Argentina's Mateo Silvetti celebrates scoring his side's fourth goal against Nigeria during a FIFA U-20 World Cup round of sixteen soccer match at National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
FILE - Argentina's Mateo Silvetti celebrates scoring his side's fourth goal against Nigeria during a FIFA U-20 World Cup round of sixteen soccer match at National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
FILE - Relatives carry the coffin of one of eight children killed by explosive drones targeting a suspected gang leader during the funeral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrice Noel, File)
FILE - Relatives carry the coffin of one of eight children killed by explosive drones targeting a suspected gang leader during the funeral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrice Noel, File)
FILE - Chile's players go up to block a free kick against Egypt during a FIFA U-20 World Cup Group A soccer match at National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
FILE - Chile's players go up to block a free kick against Egypt during a FIFA U-20 World Cup Group A soccer match at National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
FILE - Jonathan Garay, left, kisses Fiorella Riveros during a group wedding ceremony organized by the Civil Registry to legally formalize their unions in in Asuncion, Paraguay, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)
FILE - Jonathan Garay, left, kisses Fiorella Riveros during a group wedding ceremony organized by the Civil Registry to legally formalize their unions in in Asuncion, Paraguay, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)
FILE - A Boca Juniors' fan cries outside outside Bombonera Stadium at the funeral of late Boca Juniors head coach Miguel Ángel Russo, who died the previous day after a long battle with cancer, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
FILE - A Boca Juniors' fan cries outside outside Bombonera Stadium at the funeral of late Boca Juniors head coach Miguel Ángel Russo, who died the previous day after a long battle with cancer, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
FILE - Panama's Kevin Walder, right, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal, next to teammate Gustavo Herrera, against South Korea during a FIFA U-20 World Cup Group B soccer match at Elias Figueroa Brander stadium in Valparaiso, Chile, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
FILE - Panama's Kevin Walder, right, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal, next to teammate Gustavo Herrera, against South Korea during a FIFA U-20 World Cup Group B soccer match at Elias Figueroa Brander stadium in Valparaiso, Chile, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
FILE - People dressed as Japanese character Hello Kitty compete in a Hello Kitty-themed race in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel, File)
FILE - People dressed as Japanese character Hello Kitty compete in a Hello Kitty-themed race in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel, File)
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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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