Just six weeks after Cardinal Robert W. McElroy was installed here in Washington, Pope Francis went home to God only hours after being out in his popemobile and greeting the faithful on Easter Sunday.

The Center for Terrorism Confinement, to give it its full name, is considered the largest prison in the Americas – with a capacity of 40,000 inmates – and has been the biggest symbol in the Latin American country’s controversial crackdown on domestic crime.

From a single debate performance leading to the withdrawal of an incumbent president months before an election to multiple apparent assassination attempts against a former president and major candidate to the country’s highest court handing down monumental decisions, 2024’s most significant events are expected to reverberate throughout the new year ahead.