OBITUARY Vatican confirms death of former pope Benedict XVI aged 95 31-12-2022 09:19 Former pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced on New Year's Eve, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Catholic controversy over two popes in the Vatican 31-12-2022 09:13 Shock retirement in 2013 of pope Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday aged 95, raised serious questions within the Church about the extent to which there could be two "men in white" at the Vatican.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Battle for religious vote turns Brazil election into holy war 27-10-2022 17:31 Religion plays an increasingly big role in politics in Brazil and both Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have turned Brazil's polarising presidential race into a holy war.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope urges UN reform after Ukraine war, Covid 'limits' 16-10-2022 10:44 The United Nations is no longer fit for "new realities," writes Pope Francis in soon-to-be released book.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope warns Argentina of dangers of ‘aggressive polarisation’ 04-10-2022 10:07 Pontiff sends letter to the Archbishop of La Plata, declaring that "there is much to be done" in Argentina so that "everyone can live from the dignity of work and that there are no second-class citizens."
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Juan Grabois: ‘If Cristina decides to run in 2023, I’m behind her’ 16-09-2022 16:00 Catholic social leader and lawyer Juan Grabois on the failed attack on the vice-president, political violence, hate speech and the gravity of the socio-economic situation in Argentina. by Jorge Fontevecchia
CATHOLIC CHURCH In first, Pope names three women to Dicastery for Bishops 13-07-2022 14:00 Pontiff names two nuns and a laywoman, Argentine María Lia Zervino, to the Vatican department that helps choose new bishops – the first time women have been allowed to serve on the body.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope Francis denies resignation rumours 04-07-2022 11:03 Argentine pontiff rebuffs suggestions he is preparing to resign, dismissing them as "court gossip."
ARGENTINE PONTIFF Pope Francis: Latin America is still a 'victim of exploitative imperialisms' 01-07-2022 12:58 The region "has always been a victim and it will be a victim until it completes its liberation from exploitative imperialisms," says pontiff.
church sex abuse Former bishop sentenced to four years in jail for sex abuse 04-03-2022 19:41 Ex-Orán bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for sexual abuse by a court in Salta Province.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Retired bishop Zanchetta denies sex abuse claims at trial 21-02-2022 20:31 Retired Argentine bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta, seen as close to the Pope and with history managing Vatican property, denies charges of sex abuse allegedly committed a decade ago.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Cardinal slams sex abuse cover-ups at Vatican priest forum 17-02-2022 14:58 An influential cardinal opened a Vatican symposium on the priesthood Thursday apologising for "unworthy ministers" and the cover-up of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, before an audience that included Pope Francis.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Probe finds ex-pope Benedict failed to act in German abuse cases 20-01-2022 15:21 Former pope Benedict XVI knowingly failed to take action to stop four priests accused of child sex abuse in Munich in the 1980s, according to a damning independent report published Thursday that risks shattering the ex-pontiff's reputation.
ARGENTINE PONTIFF Pope Francis: Having pets not kids robs us of 'humanity' 05-01-2022 09:40 Pope Francis risked the ire of the world's childless dog and cat owners Wednesday, suggesting people who substitute pets for kids exhibit "a certain selfishness."
ECONOMIC INDICATORS UCA: 65% of children in Argentina living in poverty 08-12-2021 09:45 According to UCA’s Social Debt Observatory, 43.8% of the country’s population was considered poor as of last October, a drop of almost a point on the previous year’s total of 44.7%.
CATHOLIC LEADERS MEET Biden sidesteps abortion issue in meeting with Pope Francis 29-10-2021 12:46 President Joe Biden said Pope Francis called him a "good Catholic" as they met Friday at the Vatican at the start of a European trip aimed at reasserting the United States' international credentials.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Fewer Catholics in Europe, more in Africa, Americas 21-10-2021 10:49 The Catholic Church continues to lose followers in Europe, but numbers are booming in Africa and the Americas, according to figures released by the Vatican on Thursday.
CATHOLIC CHURCH 'Massive' child sex abuse in French Catholic Church, inquiry finds 05-10-2021 12:17 French Catholic clergy sexually abused around 216,000 minors spanning seven decades since 1950, a "massive phenomenon" that was covered up by a "veil of silence," an independent commission said Tuesday.
COURTS Santa Cruz: Priest jailed for 17 years for sexual abuse of two minors 10-09-2021 01:01 Priest Nicolás Parma sentenced to 17 years in prison after being found guilty of the sexual abuse of two seminarians in Santa Cruz Province.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Brazil bishop resigns amid sex scandal 18-08-2021 21:09 Pope Francis accepted a Brazilian bishop's resignation Wednesday amid a scandal over a leaked sex tape and allegations he covered up cases of sexual abuse by priests in his diocese.
ARGENTINE PONTIFF Chicken walk and mate: Pope Francis' health, from colon to sciatica 05-07-2021 10:57 Pope Francis was doing well on Monday after surgery for an inflamed large colon, but the 84-year-old was expected to spend around seven days recovering in hospital, the Vatican said. A look at the Argentine pontiff's other health problems.
ARGENTINE PONTIFF Pope Francis undergoes colon operation, confirms Vatican 04-07-2021 20:55 Pontiff admitted to Rome's Gemelli University Hospital "for a scheduled surgery for symptomatic diverticular stenosis of the colon," informs Vatican statement.
Indigenous Rights Nearly 200 more unmarked graves found at Canada indigenous school 30-06-2021 18:48 Another 182 unmarked graves were discovered at a third former indigenous residential school in Canada as two Catholic Churches went up in flames on Wednesday.
CATHOLIC CHURCH UN rights experts urge Vatican to halt child sex abuse 21-06-2021 11:02 Experts voice "utmost concern about numerous allegations around the world of sexual abuse and violence committed by members of the Catholic Church against children."
ARGENTINE FONTIFF Pope Francis: 'Private property is a secondary right' 18-06-2021 18:10 “We should continue exercising special care for the common good” – leader of Catholic Church speaks his mind during a video speech before the International Labour Organisation.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope Francis updates canon law to address paedophilia by priests 01-06-2021 12:15 Pope Francis has updated the Catholic Church's criminal code, adding details on punishing sexual abuse crimes of minors by priests, measures long sought by activists against paedophilia.
ARGENTINE PONTIFF Pope urges more regulation of financial markets 04-05-2021 14:26 Pope Francis called Tuesday for tougher regulation of financial markets in a video message published through his Worldwide Prayer Network.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope Francis tightens Vatican's anti-corruption rules 29-04-2021 12:00 Pope Francis on Thursday announced new anti-corruption rules for top officials as part of his drive to clean up the Vatican following a series of scandals.
Peruvian Politics Ex-prostitute, 'Jesus' actor line up for Peru Congress race 07-04-2021 12:33 Meet some of the candidates in Peru's Congressional elections, including an ex-prostitute campaigning for sex workers rights, a Jesus impersonator, a transgender congresswoman and an anime fanatic.
European Politics Spain legalises euthanasia, assisted suicide 18-03-2021 12:27 Spain's parliament passed a law legalising euthanasia on Thursday with 202 in favour and 141 against, making it one of few nations to allow terminally-ill or gravely-injured patients to end their own suffering.
Argentine pontiff Pope Francis expects to spend his final days in Rome, says new book 28-02-2021 07:01 Asked how he sees his final days, 84-year-old Argentine pontiff tells Nelson Castro: "I will be pope, either active or emeritus, and in Rome. I will not return to Argentina."