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Beyond Catholic Argentina: the nation’s new religious landscape

07-06-2026 07:45 Catholicism remains the largest religion, but rising secularism, generational change and growing diversity are reshaping how Argentines believe.

Catholic Church

Milei: 'Highly likely' Pope Leo will visit Argentina in November

26-05-2026 13:26 Argentina's President Javier Milei says it's "highly likely" that Pope Leo XIV will visit in November; Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno is in talks over details of visit, says La Libertad Avanza leader.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Archbishop of Buenos Aires warns Argentina faces ‘social breakdown’

25-05-2026 16:01 Church leader urges dialogue and consensus in annual ‘Te Deum’ service as tensions grow over austerity, unemployment and political polarisation under Milei administration.

PRESIDENT VERSUS THE PRESS

Milei renews attack as Casa Rosada press ban enters second week

30-04-2026 15:34 Thursday marks a full week without accredited press at the Casa Rosada; President ramps up row by branding journalists “thieves” and “corrupt” during Manuel Adorni’s report to Congress.

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF COUP

Argentina’s Church leaders says ‘never again’ as coup anniversary nears

19-03-2026 16:14 One cannot move forward without memory, say Church leaders in communiqué marking 50th anniversary of the March 24, 1976 coup; Bishop warns against authoritarianism and calls on state to “defend democracy” and the most vulnerable.

INTERVIEW

Gustavo Oscar Carrara: ‘Argentina has 6,000 villas housing five million people’

10-03-2026 06:05 Gustavo Oscar Carrara, the Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata, warns about the defunding of urbanisation works in low-income neighbourhoods and the potential elimination of government department dedicated to socio-urban integration.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Catholic Church rejects Milei bill to lower age of criminal responsibility

28-01-2026 15:07 Ecclesiastical authorities issue statement criticising bid to amend youth criminal regime; Church demands "profound changes" from government, decries lack of consultation with experts.

FAITH AND RELIGION

The eclipse of traditional faith? The religious shift redefining Argentina and Latin America

27-01-2026 19:35 Catholic believers in the region are falling as those with no religious affiliation grow; Argentina has recorded one of the most significant falls in the last decade.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Sexual abuse in Catholic Church unpunished more in Latin America

29-09-2025 19:12 While countries in the Global North are progressing with more transparency over historical child sex abuse in the Church, Latin America remains the epicentre of silence.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Social cohesion, poverty top agenda at Milei-Pope meeting

07-06-2025 09:22 Pope León XIV welcomes Argentina’s President Javier Milei at Vatican, where he expresses concern over inequality, poverty and conflict.

PRESIDENT & PONTIFF

Pope Leo XIV confirms Argentina visit during meeting with Milei

07-06-2025 09:12 Catholic leader tells Argentina’s president during one-to-one meeting that he plans to travel to the country. Vatican statement highlights discussions on poverty and social cohesion.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

President Milei begins 10-day tour of Italy, France, Spain, Israel

05-06-2025 15:34 Javier Milei departs for the longest international tour of his Presidency; La Libertad Avanza leader will meet Pope Leo, Macron and Meloni, but the main event will be his time in Israel.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Milei calls on Pope Leo XIV to defend ‘life’ and ‘private property’

08-05-2025 17:59 La Libertad Avanza leader calls on the new US pontiff to defend such "pillars" as life, liberty and prívate property.

REACTION TO NEW POPE

Trump says election of Pope Leo XIV 'great honour' for US

08-05-2025 14:44 US President Donald Trump hails election of Robert Prevost as new pope, says he looks forward to meeting him.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Catholic Church's direction in the balance as conclave looms

05-05-2025 13:33 More than 130 cardinals, hailing from 70 countries across five continents, are gathering for a conclave to elect the successor to the late Pope Francis.

STATE & RELIGION

Church, Milei government play nice despite tensions, distrust

27-04-2025 20:35 Death of Pope Francis shines a spotlight on the relationship between Argentina’s religious leaders, the clergy and President Javier Milei’s government.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS

Hundreds of thousands mourn Pope Francis at Vatican funeral

26-04-2025 08:55 Coffin of Pope Francis laid to rest at the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome for burial, following his funeral at the Vatican.

OBITUARY: POPE FRANCIS (1936-2025)

The Pope from the 'ends of the earth' called to 'repair' the Church

26-04-2025 05:00 Jorge Bergoglio enters history as the first American Pope. During his time heading the Catholic Church, he reformed Vatican governance, pushed for peace and reconciliation and guided the Church through some of the darkest moments in recent years, taking measures against child abuse by members of the clergy.

by Darío Silva D'Andrea

FUNERAL OF POPE FRANCIS

A simple funeral for Pope Francis becomes conduit to see Trump

25-04-2025 14:26 Funeral for Pope Francis risks being turned into high-profile stage for international diplomacy at a moment of geopolitical turmoil.

DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS

Sister Genevieve, French nun who broke protocol to see Pope's body

25-04-2025 10:09 Her image has gone round the world. Sister Geneviève broke protocol near Pope Francis’ coffin to remember the man he met following the murder of her aunt during Argentina’s 1976-1983 dictatorship.

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How Argentina will say goodbye to Pope Francis

24-04-2025 21:41 Argentina will bid final farewell to Pope Francis with a Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, following vigils and pilgrimages to iconic places in the late pontiff’s life.

Death of Pope Francis

Vatican welcomes world leaders for farewell for Francis

24-04-2025 21:34 Some 50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs to attend the funeral. Alongside Trump and Milei, they include Brazil President Lula, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Britain's Prince William.

Death of Pope Francis

Milei set for funeral of 'most important Argentine in history’

24-04-2025 15:10 Javier Milei hails “impressive leader” before departing on flight bound for Rome to attend the funeral of Argentine pontiff at the Vatican; Impossible not to attend “event of this magnitude,” says President.

LATE PONTIFF'S LEGACY

'Slum priests' take Pope's message to the poor

24-04-2025 11:18 The loss of Pope Francis has deeply affected the Catholic community worldwide, yet, priests from his hometown of Buenos Aires are keeping his legacy alive.

THE PONTIFF & POLITICS

A political Pope – probing Francis’ ties with Argentina’s presidents

23-04-2025 11:52 The man formerly known as Jorge Bergoglio recognised himself as being a political figure, long before his arrival in Rome. He once declared: "Christians should not be apolitical." A look at his links with Néstor Kirchner, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Mauricio Macri, Alberto Fernández and Javier Milei.

A POPE FOR LATIN AMERICA

Latin America bids fond farewell to its first pontiff

22-04-2025 13:17 News of death of Pope Francis moves many in Latin America; Personalities such as Lionel Messi and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pay tribute.

PRESIDENT TO ROME

Government confirms President Milei will attend Pope’s funeral

22-04-2025 11:36 President Javier Milei will leave on a flight bound for Rome on Thursday night to attend the funeral of Argentine pontiff at the Vatican; Sister Karina among travelling delegation that includes four ministers and spokesman.

Death of Pope Francis

A 'discreet death': Vatican recounts Pope's last hours

22-04-2025 09:35 What we know about the circumstances surrounding the Argentine pontiff's death and what is to follow.

Death of Pope Francis

Pope’s funeral to take place on April 26 in Rome

22-04-2025 09:25 Pope Francis's funeral will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced, as world leaders from US President Donald Trump to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said they would attend to honour the Catholic leader.

DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS

The Pope who never returned – Argentina mourns its national hero

21-04-2025 19:39 Twelve years after celebrating Pope Francis’ coronation, Argentines mourn the death of a national hero who never returned home.

Death of Pope Francis

Pope pushed himself, knew he 'did not have long left' – Vatican source

21-04-2025 16:45 Weakened by five weeks battling double pneumonia in hospital, some in the Vatican suspect the 88-year-old pontiff knew that his strength was abandoning him.

DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS

Pope Francis died of a stroke, confirms Vatican in statement

21-04-2025 15:35 Francis died of "cerebral stroke, coma, irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse," says Vatican in a statement.

ARGENTINE PONTIFF

Flores, football and villas – Pope Francis' life in Buenos Aires

21-04-2025 15:25 Pope Francis' legacy will live on in the neighbourhood of Flores, at his beloved San Lorenzo football club and in the shantytowns he regularly visited.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

President Milei to travel to Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral

21-04-2025 13:50 President Javier Milei will travel to Rome to attend Pope Francis' funeral at the Holy See; Government declares seven days of mourning following pontiff's death.

Death of Pope Francis

Archbishop Jorge García Cuerva: ‘We’ve lost the Pope of the poor’

21-04-2025 12:26 Archbishop of Buenos Aires pays homage to Pope Francis as he leads Mass at cathedral; “We’re lost the father of all humanity,” declares Jorge García Cuerva.

DEATH OF ARGENTINE PONTIFF

Who am I to judge? Pope Francis in quotes

21-04-2025 11:42 Pope Francis, who will go down in history as a radical pontiff and a champion of underdogs, died on Monday at age 88, having forged a more compassionate Catholic Church.

REACTION IN ARGENTINA

'We are orphaned': Argentina mourns loss of papal son

21-04-2025 11:27 Mourners gather at Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral to collectively mourn the loss of their late pontiff, compatriot and hero, Pope Francis.

PRESIDENT ON POPE

President Milei hails Pope's 'wisdom' despite 'differences'

21-04-2025 07:56 President bids farewell to Buenos Aires-born pontiff with statement recognising "differences" between two Argentines.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Recovering Pope Francis surprises crowd at Vatican square

06-04-2025 09:33 Argentine pontiff makes surprise Sunday public appearance as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Argentines begin Lent with prayers for Pope’s health

05-03-2025 17:18 In the neighbourhood where Jorge Bergoglio grew up, Catholic faithful are praying for the Pope's recovery.

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Fresh health fears as Pope Francis is hospitalised with bronchitis

14-02-2025 15:39 Pope Francis admitted to hospital in Rome for tests and treatment for ongoing bronchitis, the Vatican announces.

Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña

Pope voices concern over missing seven-year-old

15-01-2025 13:58 Pontiff expresses fears over disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña, the young boy who went missing in Corrientes seven months ago, noting hypothesis that child was “taken away to extract his organs for transplants.”

CATHOLIC CHURCH

New head of Catholic Church in Argentina voices poverty concerns

15-11-2024 11:50 New head of Catholic Synod in Argentina decries larger lines at food aid centres and soup kitchens, warning there are "too many people" outside the economic system.

CATHOLIC CRITICISM

Pope Francis criticises Milei government’s policing of protests

20-09-2024 10:40 Catholic leader voices criticism: “The government put its foot down and instead of paying for social justice, it paid for pepper spray, it was convenient for them,” he says of recent protests.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope says he hasn’t decided whether he will visit Argentina

13-09-2024 16:55 Pope Francis says he has not yet decided if he will travel to Argentina next year.

SOCIETY & POVERTY

Thousands march on the Day of San Cayetano, patron saint of bread and work

07-08-2024 19:39 Annual Catholic march sees demonstrators voice criticism of President Milei’s government.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope deplores state of democracy, warns against 'populists'

07-07-2024 09:03 "Democracy is not in good health in the world today," declares Pope Francis as he warns against the "seductive" polarisation and populists.

News of catholic church argentina

Beyond Catholic Argentina: the nation’s new religious landscape

Milei: 'Highly likely' Pope Leo will visit Argentina in November

Archbishop of Buenos Aires warns Argentina faces ‘social breakdown’

Milei renews attack as Casa Rosada press ban enters second week

Argentina’s Church leaders says ‘never again’ as coup anniversary nears

Gustavo Oscar Carrara: ‘Argentina has 6,000 villas housing five million people’

Catholic Church rejects Milei bill to lower age of criminal responsibility

The eclipse of traditional faith? The religious shift redefining Argentina and Latin America

Sexual abuse in Catholic Church unpunished more in Latin America

Social cohesion, poverty top agenda at Milei-Pope meeting

Pope Leo XIV confirms Argentina visit during meeting with Milei

President Milei begins 10-day tour of Italy, France, Spain, Israel

Milei calls on Pope Leo XIV to defend ‘life’ and ‘private property’

Trump says election of Pope Leo XIV 'great honour' for US

Catholic Church's direction in the balance as conclave looms

Church, Milei government play nice despite tensions, distrust

Hundreds of thousands mourn Pope Francis at Vatican funeral

The Pope from the 'ends of the earth' called to 'repair' the Church

A simple funeral for Pope Francis becomes conduit to see Trump

Sister Genevieve, French nun who broke protocol to see Pope's body

How Argentina will say goodbye to Pope Francis

Vatican welcomes world leaders for farewell for Francis

Milei set for funeral of 'most important Argentine in history’

'Slum priests' take Pope's message to the poor

A political Pope – probing Francis’ ties with Argentina’s presidents

Latin America bids fond farewell to its first pontiff

Government confirms President Milei will attend Pope’s funeral

A 'discreet death': Vatican recounts Pope's last hours

Pope’s funeral to take place on April 26 in Rome

The Pope who never returned – Argentina mourns its national hero

Pope pushed himself, knew he 'did not have long left' – Vatican source

Pope Francis died of a stroke, confirms Vatican in statement

Flores, football and villas – Pope Francis' life in Buenos Aires

President Milei to travel to Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral

Archbishop Jorge García Cuerva: ‘We’ve lost the Pope of the poor’

Who am I to judge? Pope Francis in quotes

'We are orphaned': Argentina mourns loss of papal son

President Milei hails Pope's 'wisdom' despite 'differences'

Recovering Pope Francis surprises crowd at Vatican square

Argentines begin Lent with prayers for Pope’s health

Fresh health fears as Pope Francis is hospitalised with bronchitis

Pope voices concern over missing seven-year-old

New head of Catholic Church in Argentina voices poverty concerns

Pope Francis criticises Milei government’s policing of protests

Pope says he hasn’t decided whether he will visit Argentina

Thousands march on the Day of San Cayetano, patron saint of bread and work

Pope deplores state of democracy, warns against 'populists'

Argentina races ahead of storm in first training session with Marcos Senesi

Lionel Messi heads into historic sixth World Cup ‘as excited as ever’

Two years on, Argentina still searches for answers in missing child case

The Milei siblings are losing soldiers, fast

Donald Trump and his Ukrainian bête noire

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Tragedia en Río: murieron el youtuber argentino Gaspi y el cantante estadounidense Oliver Tree

Una por una, las seis víctimas del accidente en Brasil: uno es el youtuber argentino Gaspi

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