Argentina Archives

Pope Francis says he’ll die in Rome, not in Argentina

Feb 27, 2021

In a candid 2019 interview published Saturday, Pope Francis reveals that he sees himself “dying as pope,” either in active duty or in retirement, and in Rome, because, he said, “I am not going back to Argentina.”

By Inés San Martín

Vaccine scandals add to political tensions in Latin America

Feb 23, 2021

As violence, corruption and vaccine scandals continue to shake Latin America, Catholic bishops are calling for people to avoid being “tempted by hatred,” to urge peace and to avoid the politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Inés San Martín

Jesuit who absolved Pope of charges of complicity in ‘Dirty War’ dies

Feb 16, 2021

Father Franz Jalics, a Hungarian Jesuit who was kidnapped and tortured during the last military dictatorship when the man who today is Pope Francis was the leader of the local Jesuit community, died Feb. 13 at the age of 94.

By Inés San Martín

Former Argentine leader had ‘right’ relationship with Pope, Church

Feb 16, 2021

When Carlos Saul Menem, who ruled Pope Francis’s native Argentina for a decade in the 1990s, died on Sunday, the country lost its only ex-president ever to be welcomed by the pontiff, who’s been generally wary of receiving Argentine rulers after they’ve left office.

By Inés San Martín

Lat Am church weaves ‘seamless garment’ on COVID, abortion and migration

Feb 1, 2021

As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across Latin America, the Catholic Church seems to be projecting a “seamless garment” approach to defending all lives, from the unborn to the sick and the migrant.

By Inés San Martín

Argentine official lashes out at clerics accusing him of human rights abuses

Jan 27, 2021

A governor from a northern Argentine province is calling for an investigation into the Catholic Church’s role in Argentina’s “dirty war” after several priests accused him of human rights abuses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Inés San Martín

Argentina’s abortion law enters force under watchful eyes

Jan 24, 2021

Argentina’s new abortion law goes into force Sunday under the watchful eyes of women’s groups and government officials, who hope to ensure its full implementation despite opposition from some conservative and church groups.

By Almudena Calatrava

Papal trip to Argentina, Uruguay still on the table, pope tells ambassador

Jan 14, 2021

Pope Francis told Uruguay’s new ambassador to the Holy See that a future visit to the country as well as to his native Argentina is still very much on the table.

By Junno Arocho Esteves