Argentina Archives

Former Chile nuncio defends himself; topless protesters attack cathedral in Argentina

Amazon synod, Church in the Americas
Oct 15, 2019

A shirtless protest in front of one of the world’s largest cathedrals. A discredited papal representative heading to Portugal from Chile acknowledges failures in responding to allegations of clerical sexual abuse. And as murder rates continue to rise, a Mexican cardinal says that killing cannot be the solution to conflict.

UK military bishop to return statue to Argentina, 37 years after Falklands War

Church in UK and Ireland
Sep 19, 2019

After 37 years, the statue of Our Lady of Luján used in the chapel for the Argentinian forces on the Falkland Islands will be going home in an act of reconciliation that will be personally blessed by Pope Francis.

Argentine president heads to famed shrine seeking a political miracle

Church in the Americas
Sep 16, 2019

According to some observers, Argentina’s incumbent President Mauricio Macri needs a miracle to win the upcoming presidential elections, as he lost the primaries by a wide margin to an opponent that includes former President Cristina Kirchner in the vice presidential slot.

Beyond the US, the Top Five countries for beefs with the Pope

News Analysis
Sep 15, 2019

Francis hardly is the first pope to generate controversy, but he’s also a lightning rod, and not just in the United States.

Pope shares stage with fellow Argentine who insists ‘poverty is not fate’

Pope in Madagascar
Sep 8, 2019

Father Pedro Opeka told Crux, “We’ve been able to show that poverty is not fate. But you have to believe that. You have to immerse yourself in the middle of them and stay with them.”

Argentine bishops ask government to declare food emergency

Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
Sep 4, 2019

The social ministry of the Argentine bishops’ conference has urged the government to declare a food emergency as the country’s economy careens into crisis.