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# Aryn Baker

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## Aryn Baker


Baker is an award-winning foreign correspondent based in Rome. She has reported for TIME from Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe.


## Aryn Baker


Articles 383Collections 46

* ![Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, greets the faithful as he appears from the Central Loggia of St. Peter's Square on May 8, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42cafdd9fd69f14a/6998c684c8dcb424a5b501f0/pope-leo-new-pope-2025-08.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 9, 2025  
### [Pope Leo XIV Steps Onto the World Stage](https://time.com/7283865/pope-leo-robert-prevost/)  
The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgen...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3b1fa11469c755c/6998c67df1b082d7866f151a/pope-leo-waving-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 8, 2025  
### [Conclave Picks Robert Prevost](https://time.com/7283744/cardinal-elects-pope-leo-robert-prevost/)  
The newly elected Pope succeeds Francis amid growing calls for reform and navigating a divided Churc...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Italian Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa arrives for a College of Cardinals meeting at the Vatican on April 30, 2025 in Rome, Italy. ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt83a80d4592fe455f/6998c65f47fe51082555baed/next-pope-2025-time.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 6, 2025  
### [Who Could Be the Next Pope?](https://time.com/7282843/next-pope-candidates-zuppi-parolin-tagle-turkson-erdo/)  
Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European succ...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Funeral service held at St. Peter's Basilica of Vatican for Pope Francis](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c0bc1a0655a173d/6998c61907a30d311877cf3c/GettyImages-2211453718.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 26, 2025  
### [How Pope Francis' Legacy Was Celebrated by Mourners at His Funeral](https://time.com/7280693/pope-francis-funeral-legacy-celebrated-catholic-church-transformation/)  
“Pope Francis shifted attitudes. He has changed the church," says one mourner who stood outside the ...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Asinate Lewabeka, a woman who makes an income washing and sorting cans, plastic bottles and other materials for recycling, burns trash near her home in Vunato settlement, Lautoka, on Viti Levu, Fiji on May 9, 2024. Photo by Adam Ferguson for TIME](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9a3ed9c97293ca85/698a583cb21a9c558350a270/fiji-plastics-6.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 3, 2024  
### [Inside Fiji's Battle Against Plastics](https://time.com/6991350/plastic-microplastics-fiji-water-recycling/)  
Fiji is ground zero for the planet’s waste problem—and the challenge of stopping it at the source.  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
* ![Environmental activists unclogs plastic trash on polluted river before being excavated for sorting and recycling in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on Aug. 19, 2023.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa3f9f00e7fa9b31/698a484adb29875e9c26a311/plastic-waste-offsets.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 15, 2024  
### [Experts Are Skeptical About Companies Offsetting Plastic Waste](https://time.com/6691961/companies-offsetting-plastic-waste/)  
Companies are buying plastic credits to offset their impact. But some say producing less is the only...  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)
* ![Red Sea Security Fears Divert Suez Canal Shipping Traffic](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9c820e8f4734b76f/698a43f3096a949d6c6ae82e/GettyImages-1922020030.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 19, 2024  
### [The Climate Impact of Avoiding the Panama and Suez Canals](https://time.com/6556409/panama-suez-canal-climate-impact/)  
Houthi Red Sea attacks and drought in Central America are forcing ships to take longer routes—with s...  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)
* ![Satellite image of Hurricane Katia \(left\) making landfall over the Mexican state of Veracruz, Hurricane Irma \(center\) approaching Cuba, and Hurricane Jose reaching peak intensity on September 8, 2017](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf37b52945d2aea16/698a43d1b21a9c83a2507f57/GettyImages-1404392668.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 12, 2024  
### [2023 Was the Hottest Year Ever and 2024 May Be Even Worse](https://time.com/6554830/2023-hottest-year-ever/)  
New climate data from scientific agencies show that the world is perilously close to reaching 1.5°C ...  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)
* ![Mineral water production](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt198d38d35e34ff8a/698a43a4011682fca8983c56/GettyImages-1636138368.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 8, 2024  
### [Microplastics in Bottled Water 10 Times Worse Than Thought](https://time.com/6553165/microplastics-in-bottled-water-study/)  
New research reveals that a liter of bottled water contains an average 240,000 microscopic plastic p...  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![Opening Day of COP28 Climate Conference](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc7ca398cb9e467bf/698a432d096a9434f76ae6e5/GettyImages-1812182228.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 13, 2023  
### [Was COP28 A Success or Flop? Depends Who You Ask](https://time.com/6455646/was-cop28-a-success-or-flop/)  
The COP28 climate conference in Dubai ended with an agreement that acknowledges fossil fuels' harm b...  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)  
* ![To deal with plastic waste, Avani Eco factory in Bali is producing alternatives](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6997f4fcb4b4f43f/698a42bde6e84a595d2b0c13/GettyImages-1228320669.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 28, 2023  
### [Bioplastics Are Still Mostly Garbage](https://time.com/6339914/plastic-alternatives-pollute/)  
A proposed ban on single-use plastics is a boon for the bioplastic industry, but are they really goo...  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)
* ![A high ambition treaty for plastic pollution could make scenes like this a thing of the past](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e5c4cab5a45547e/698a425d9d83e85ff4b97e3a/GettyImages-1240573323.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 15, 2023  
### [Countries May Be a Step Closer to Tackling Plastic Pollution](https://time.com/6335579/countries-one-step-closer-to-tackling-plastic-pollution/)  
Nations are gathering in Nairobi to hammer out a binding treaty to deal with plastic pollution.  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)
* ![Exxon To Buy Pioneer For $60 Billion To Dominate Shale Oil](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt96c24d2342b1d278/698a41b5cabb1d2788e51e2e/GettyImages-1720085932.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 25, 2023  
### [Big Oil's New Fossil Fuel Deals vs. Their Green Spending](https://time.com/6328441/chevron-exxon-fossil-fuel-acquisitions-vs-climate-efforts/)  
Chevron and Exxon spent more this year buying up fossil fuel assets than they plan to spend on lower...  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)
* ![Dog poop bags on top of trash can](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2855060ecbbe1b40/698a41b0e6e84aafa82b0a2b/GettyImages-1379450783.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 25, 2023  
### [Compostable Dog Poop Bags Aren't Really That Compostable](https://time.com/6328300/how-compostable-are-dog-poop-bags/)  
Some of the best selling pet waste bags on Amazon are compostable. In the U.S., dog poop usually isn...  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)
* ![INDIA DAILY LIFE](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt057654e01c8a91d0/698a415e16d8845ad7c3c597/GettyImages-1726783109.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 19, 2023  
### [Research Lacking on Plastic's Health Impact in Global South](https://time.com/6325770/research-health-impact-plastic-chemicals-global-south/)  
Scientists mapped thousands of studies on the health impacts of plastic chemicals. Their findings wi...  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)

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