News of church

Pope cites Brazil in critique of political crises in Americas

09-01-2023 21:48 Argentine pontiff cites "various countries of the Americas where political crises are laden with tensions and forms of violence that exacerbate social conflicts."

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

Latin America

Nicaragua detains dissident bishop for 'provocative' activities

22-08-2022 12:08 The Nicaraguan government has placed Bishop Rolando Álvarez under arrest. The regime has been accused of increased repression of critics, and the arrest has created tension with the Church.

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.

PROVOLO CHURCH ABUSE CASE

Catholic Church ordered to pay 14 million pesos to sexual abuse victim

07-01-2022 18:13 Mendoza judge orders multi-million-peso compensation be paid to an ex-pupil of Antonio Próvolo Institute for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Children in Mendoza Province who suffered serious sexual abuse.

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."

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.

Abortion rights

Mexico's Supreme Court rules criminalising abortion is unconstitutional

08-09-2021 11:36 Mexico’s Supreme Court unanimously declares that criminalising early-term abortion is unconstitutional, a historic decision that loosens limits on the procedure in a region where few countries offer access without restriction.

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.

church sex abuse

Priest sentenced to 12 years in jail for three counts of sexual abuse

13-07-2021 16:43 Rubén Agustín Rosa Torino, 67, sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Salta court for three counts of sexual abuse against victims following a six-week trial.

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.

Sex abuse

Second Próvolo abuse trial gets underway with two nuns in dock

03-05-2021 17:00 Two nuns and seven other woman stand trial, accused of complicity in the sexual abuse of deaf children at the Próvolo Institute in Mendoza Province.

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.

CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS

Plaintiffs in second Próvolo sex abuse trial demand 'end to delays'

17-04-2021 08:41 Victims and relatives complain defence lawyers for two nuns and several other women are stalling trial into historic child sex abuse at Próvolo Institute in Mendoza Province.

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.

church sex abuse claims

Ex-priest controversially cleared of 'outrageous sexual abuse' charges by court

09-03-2021 22:01 Court in Buenos Aires Province controversially clears retired priest Carlos Eduardo José of sexual abuse charges, ruling that the statue of limitations on the case had expired.

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."

Aborto Legal

Judge in Chaco moves to block application of abortion law

29-01-2021 15:29 Argentina's landmark and recently approved abortion law faced its first setback on Thursday in the northern province of Chaco, after a judge moved to suspend its application.

News of church

Pope cites Brazil in critique of political crises in Americas

Vatican confirms death of former pope Benedict XVI aged 95

Catholic controversy over two popes in the Vatican

Battle for religious vote turns Brazil election into holy war

Pope urges UN reform after Ukraine war, Covid 'limits'

Pope warns Argentina of dangers of ‘aggressive polarisation’

Juan Grabois: ‘If Cristina decides to run in 2023, I’m behind her’

Nicaragua detains dissident bishop for 'provocative' activities

In first, Pope names three women to Dicastery for Bishops

Pope Francis denies resignation rumours

Pope Francis: Latin America is still a 'victim of exploitative imperialisms'

Former bishop sentenced to four years in jail for sex abuse

Retired bishop Zanchetta denies sex abuse claims at trial

Cardinal slams sex abuse cover-ups at Vatican priest forum

Probe finds ex-pope Benedict failed to act in German abuse cases

Catholic Church ordered to pay 14 million pesos to sexual abuse victim

Pope Francis: Having pets not kids robs us of 'humanity'

Biden sidesteps abortion issue in meeting with Pope Francis

Fewer Catholics in Europe, more in Africa, Americas

'Massive' child sex abuse in French Catholic Church, inquiry finds

Santa Cruz: Priest jailed for 17 years for sexual abuse of two minors

Mexico's Supreme Court rules criminalising abortion is unconstitutional

Brazil bishop resigns amid sex scandal

Priest sentenced to 12 years in jail for three counts of sexual abuse

Chicken walk and mate: Pope Francis' health, from colon to sciatica

Pope Francis undergoes colon operation, confirms Vatican

Nearly 200 more unmarked graves found at Canada indigenous school

UN rights experts urge Vatican to halt child sex abuse

Pope Francis: 'Private property is a secondary right'

Pope Francis updates canon law to address paedophilia by priests

Second Próvolo abuse trial gets underway with two nuns in dock

Pope Francis tightens Vatican's anti-corruption rules

Plaintiffs in second Próvolo sex abuse trial demand 'end to delays'

Spain legalises euthanasia, assisted suicide

Ex-priest controversially cleared of 'outrageous sexual abuse' charges by court

Pope Francis expects to spend his final days in Rome, says new book

Judge in Chaco moves to block application of abortion law

Nicaragua stops travellers bringing cameras and video cameras into country

Secret pacts between Massa & Alberto and Macri & Rodríguez Larreta

Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero: ‘Argentina needs a dynamic Brazil’

Gruesome killing of five-year-old Lucio Dupuy shocks Argentina

'Racism, machismo and classism' evident in Báez Sosa killing, say sociologists

Lutereau y el juicio a los rugbiers: "Hay un mundo que excede a la crianza de los padres"

La inesperada compañera de fórmula de Santilli y sus críticas a Macri y Larreta

Sin Milei no hay Rosada: JxC aventaja por 4 puntos al FdT, pero el libertario sería la llave del balotaje

Otra escalada récord del dólar blue y se recalienta más la suba de precios

Alberto Fernández y el canciller alemán Olaf Scholz cuestionaron a Rusia y firmaron acuerdos bilaterales