Editorial Outlook: A Papal Homecoming in Peru, a New Congress on the Hill, Veterans Day, and the Latin Grammys | Nov 9

This week's visual stories run from a papal homecoming in Peru, to the halls of Congress, to Veterans Day parades and the biggest night in Latin music. Pope Leo XIV arrives in Lima tomorrow, while incoming House members are already in Washington for new member orientation.

Tomorrow is also Veterans Day, and on Thursday the 27th Annual Latin Grammy Awards take over Las Vegas. Below you'll find context, coverage angles and the Newscom searches we think will serve your stories best.

Pope Leo XIV in Latin America

A Homecoming in Peru

Pope Leo XIV is in the middle of a 12-day Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru that the Vatican describes as, in some respects, a homecoming. He is in Argentina today, and after a final Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján he arrives in Lima tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, November 11, returning to the country where he spent years as a missionary and served as Bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023.

In Lima, the program begins tomorrow evening with a welcome ceremony at the Palacio de Gobierno. On Thursday he holds a prayer vigil with young people at the National Stadium.

On Friday and Saturday he returns to Chiclayo for an open-air Mass near the Pampas de Pimentel, the coronation of the Immaculate Virgin in the city's cathedral, and a Mass in Santa Cruz de Succhabamba. Sunday brings a meeting with the faithful at Saqsaywaman in Cusco and a Mass in Pucallpa, where he meets missionaries and representatives of Amazonian peoples. He closes with a Mass at Lima's Las Palmas Air Base on Monday, November 16, before flying back to Rome.

For editors, the trip delivers a week of big pictures: crowds at open-air Masses, the Andean backdrop of Cusco, encounters with Amazonian communities and a pope back on streets he knows well.

What to look for:

• Arrival in Lima: the welcome ceremony at the Palacio de Gobierno tomorrow evening, and official events as the Peru leg begins.
• Youth vigil: young people at Lima's National Stadium on Thursday.
• Return to Chiclayo: the open-air Mass near the Pampas de Pimentel, the coronation in the cathedral, and a pope back on streets he knows well.
• Cusco and the Amazon: the Andean backdrop at Saqsaywaman, then missionaries and Amazonian communities in Pucallpa.

Newscom's partner agencies are following every stop, with images from Uruguay and Argentina already arriving and Peru coverage building from tomorrow.

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The New Congress Arrives

Freshman Orientation Begins on Capitol Hill

Fresh off last week's midterms, incoming members of the 120th Congress are already in Washington for new member orientation, which began November 8 and runs through November 18, according to Bloomberg Government. They will not be sworn in until the new Congress convenes on January 3, 2027, so this week is the first sustained look at the incoming class.

Orientation typically takes place right after an election and includes the freshman room lottery, where new members draw numbers that decide who gets prime office space in the Capitol complex for the next two years. At the same time, retiring members are preparing to vacate their offices, and congressional leaders are juggling the lame-duck session.

For editors, it's the first look at the class that will shape the next Congress: new faces arriving on Capitol Hill, orientation sessions, the office lottery, a class photo on the House steps and first hallway interviews.

What to look for:

• New faces on the Hill: incoming members arriving at the Capitol, hallway interviews and first days in Washington.
• Orientation sessions: briefings and the class photo on the House steps.
• The office lottery: new members drawing numbers that decide who gets prime space in the Capitol complex.
• The lame-duck overlap: retiring members vacating offices while leaders juggle the current session.

Newscom's partner agencies are on the Hill all week, with fresh images of incoming members and senators-elect arriving daily.

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Veterans Day

Honoring Those Who Served

Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 11, is Veterans Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in the UK, Canada and elsewhere. The date marks the armistice that halted fighting in World War I on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918.

First observed as Armistice Day, the U.S. holiday was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 to honor American veterans of all wars. From the start, the idea was a day of parades and public gatherings, a tradition that carries on in towns and cities across the country. In Washington, the 73rd annual National Veterans Day Observance will be held at 11 a.m. at Arlington National Cemetery's Memorial Amphitheater, with a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In New York, the Veterans Day Parade marches up Fifth Avenue in the early afternoon.

For editors, the day brings parades, wreath-layings, flag ceremonies, poppies and veterans of every generation, for news, community and feature pages alike.

What to look for:

• Parades: Veterans Day marches in towns and cities, including New York's Fifth Avenue parade.
• Arlington: the wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the national observance at the Memorial Amphitheater.
• Remembrance Day: ceremonies, poppies and observances in the UK, Canada and elsewhere.
• Veterans of every generation: portraits, flag ceremonies and community gatherings for news and feature pages.

Newscom's collections cover Veterans Day and Remembrance observances on both sides of the Atlantic, with fresh images arriving through tomorrow alongside decades of archive coverage.

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27th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

Las Vegas Hosts the Biggest Night in Latin Music

The 27th Annual Latin Grammy Awards air live Thursday, November 12, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, with Roselyn Sánchez returning as host for the tenth time. The three-hour telecast begins at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Univision, UNIMÁS, Galavisión and ViX, after the afternoon Latin Grammy Premiere, where most categories are awarded.

Album of the Year nominees include Rosalía for Lux (Complete Works), Carín León for Muda and Anitta for EQUILIBRIVM, along with Jorge Drexler, Silvana Estrada, Mon Laferte and Rawayana. Daddy Yankee, this year's Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, is also set to perform.

The lineup is stacked: Rosalía, Karol G, Juanes, Carín León, Anitta and Feid are among dozens of acts scheduled to take the stage. For editors, expect red-carpet arrivals, big performances, winners with their trophies and backstage celebrations.

What to look for:

• Red carpet: arrivals at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Thursday, the first images of the night.
• The show: performances from Rosalía, Karol G, Juanes, Daddy Yankee and the rest of the lineup.
• Winners: trophy moments, including Album of the Year and the night's other major awards.
• Backstage: celebrations, Person of the Year honors for Daddy Yankee, and archive images from past Latin Grammys ready now.

Newscom's archive of past Latin Grammys is ready now, with fresh red-carpet and show images arriving Thursday night.

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