Argentina Archives

Critics say Argentinian blacklist of pro-lifers uses Dirty War tactics

Jun 16, 2021

A Planned Parenthood-funded list in Argentina of supposed members of the “alt right” – including the country’s Catholic bishops – is being decried as harking back to the days of the country’s Dirty War.

By Inés San Martín

Argentina bishops’ pastoral team rebukes president on country’s origins

Jun 14, 2021

The Argentine bishops’ pastoral team for aboriginal peoples rebuked comments from the country’s president that perpetuated the viewpoint that the population predominantly arrived “on ships” from Europe.

By David Agren

Pope meets Argentine president months after abortion law

May 13, 2021

Pope Francis met Thursday with Argentine President Alberto Fernandez, months after Argentina legalized abortion despite a personal appeal from the pontiff and opposition from the Catholic Church.

By Nicole Winfield

Parents ask Francis to urge Argentine president to reopen schools

May 13, 2021

Thousands of children in Argentina haven’t attended school for over 18 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and parents are asking Pope Francis to lobby on their behalf during a meeting with President Alberto Fernandez on Thursday.

By Inés San Martín

Police called after Argentine priest holds outdoor Mass for First Communion

May 4, 2021

Despite knowing that religious ceremonies that lasted more than 30 minutes and included more than 20 people in his diocese were banned due to Argentina’s second COVID-19 wave, a local priest on Saturday challenged both his bishop and civil authorities by holding a First Communion Mass in an open-air space with close to 100 participants.

By Inés San Martín

Argentine candidate for halo shows maybe you can serve God and mammon

Apr 26, 2021

On Saturday, with Pope Francis’ greenlight, the Catholic Church declared Enrique Shaw venerable, meaning he’s two miracles away from being declared a saint.

By Inés San Martín

Pope ‘moved’ by registry of nighttime adoration he attended

Apr 8, 2021

Pope Francis said he was “moved” by a photo of an old registry that showed his participation as a young man at sessions of overnight eucharistic adoration at a basilica in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Francis says the Church is ‘never wrong’ when it listens to the faithful

Apr 1, 2021

An estimated 100,000 Argentines sent messages to Pope Francis March 13, sharing their opinions regarding the first eight years of his pontificate, and he responded with a video made public Thursday, arguing that the Church is “never wrong” when listening to the “holy faithful people of God.”

By Inés San Martín