Alberto Fernandez Archives

Argentina’s president tells Christian business leaders to recover ‘best capitalism’

Jul 9, 2020

Closing the XXIII annual meeting of Argentina’s Christian Association of Business Executives (ACDE), the country’s president called for the recovery of the “best capitalism” exemplified by the ACDE’s founder Enrique Shaw, who is being considered for sainthood.

By Inés San Martín

Argentina bishops step up in new fight over legalization of abortion

Mar 8, 2020

The leadership of the Catholic Church in Pope Francis’s native Argentina is preparing to fight back against a press for legalized abortion with a seemingly more active role than in 2018, when the conservative president at the time opened a debate over decriminalization.

By Inés San Martín

Argentine president proposes legalizing elective abortions
- Mar 2, 2020
Argentine President Alberto Fernández announced Sunday that he will send Congress a proposal to legalize voluntary abortion — an initiative that was rejected two years ago.

By Associated Press
Argentina’s bishops call for prayer for life as government seeks to legalize abortion
- Feb 7, 2020
As the Argentinian government prepares a bill to decriminalize abortion and make it “safe, legal and available to all women,” the bishops’ conference launched a campaign titled “Yes to women, yes to life,” the focal point of which will be a Mass on March 8, International Women’s Day.

By Inés San Martín
Francis meets new Argentine president, as pope’s homeland hopes for a papal visit
- Jan 31, 2020
Pope Francis welcomed the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez on Friday. The meeting was highly anticipated in the South American country, as it could lead to the pontiff’s first visit to his homeland since he left in 2013 for the conclave that elected him pope.

By Inés San Martín
Argentina bishops criticize new government’s decree liberalizing abortion
- Dec 20, 2019
After over 3 million Argentines took to the streets last year to successfully oppose efforts in Argentina’s Congress to legalize abortion, the newly elected government decided to widen access to the procedure, bypassing Congress and openly challenging the country’s constitution.

By Inés San Martín