Hurricane Irma is threatening families across the Caribbean, with winds of up to 180 miles per hour, storm surges and torrential rainfall.
Not even the rain could dampen the spirits of the hundreds of World Youth Day pilgrims who went to the church of Santo Aghostino on the outskirts if Rio de Janeiro to hear the catechesis of Caritas president, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga this morning.
With 82.1 murders for every 100,000 inhabitants, Honduras has now has more than eight times the average number of killings in the world.