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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.

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

Pope Francis leaves hospital after operation

14-07-2021 09:16 Pope Francis on Wednesday left the Rome hospital where the 84-year-old pontiff underwent an operation on his colon on July 4.

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.

VATICAN

Blinken meets Pope Francis, speaks to Vatican on Venezuela

28-06-2021 15:07 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discusses crisis-torn Venezuela with Argentine pontiff during meeting at the Vatican.

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."

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.

Alberto in Europe

President talks poverty and pandemic with Pope at Vatican

15-05-2021 11:41 Alberto Fernández’s inner circle hail “excellent” meeting with Pope Francis. Argentina’s debt woes were also on the agenda.

ALBERTO IN EUROPE

Fernández says he wants new IMF deal ‘as quickly as possible’

15-05-2021 11:18 President holds 'positive' talks with IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva in Rome, rounding off week-long European tour.

IMF DEBT TALKS

President Fernández holds 'positive' talks with IMF chief in Rome

14-05-2021 14:16 President Alberto Fernández said Friday he was hoping to renegotiate Argentina's debt "as quickly as possible," after talks with the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Rome.

President in Europe

President gains Spain’s support for financial negotiations

11-05-2021 14:26 President Alberto Fernández met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez this Tuesday and gained his support in Argentina’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Paris Club, as well as the release of Covid-19 vaccine patents.

PRESIDENT IN EUROPE

Fernández kicks off Europe trip as Paris Club debt payment nears

10-05-2021 10:04 Argentina has reportedly asked the Paris Club to allow it to delay upcoming US$2.4-billion payment, due at the end of May, until it has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

Alberto heads to Europe

President heads to Europe with IMF and Paris Club debts on agenda

07-05-2021 01:58 Further details emerge of Peronist leader's trip to Europe, which will take in Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.

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.

SEMANA SANTA

Pope Francis urges vaccines for poor in Easter message

04-04-2021 09:04 Pope Francis urged Catholics to remain hopeful in his Easter Sunday address, calling vaccines an "essential tool" in ending the pandemic and urging their swift rollout to the world's poorest countries.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Vatican: Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions

15-03-2021 11:43 Vatican says Catholic Church does not have the power to bless same-sex unions despite their "positive elements," saying it was impossible for God to "bless sin."

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."

GLOBAL PANDEMIC

Reports: Pope Francis receives coronavirus vaccine

13-01-2021 12:05 Pope Francis, 84, was given the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, according to media reports.

ARGENTINE PONTIFF

Pope recalls his youth playing football, dubs Maradona "poet"

03-01-2021 16:16 The first pope from Latin America called Diego Maradona a "poet" on the field, as he weighed in on the joys of sport in an interview with Italian newspaper.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope Francis appoints first African American cardinal

29-11-2020 08:56 Pope Francis created 13 new cardinals on Saturday – including the first African-American – putting his personal stamp on the body that will one day choose his successor.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Vatican breaks silence, explains pope's civil union comments

02-11-2020 17:36 The Vatican says pontiff's comments on gay civil unions were taken out of context in a documentary that spliced together parts of an old interview, but confirms Francis’ belief that gay couples should enjoy legal protections.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

'Unafraid' pope to escalate Vatican corruption fight

30-10-2020 14:12 Argentine pontiff hints he's preparing to ramp up his fight against corruption in the Vatican, weeks after the shock ousting of a cardinal over embezzlement accusations.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope meets with Australian cardinal acquitted of child abuse charges

12-10-2020 12:35 Pope Francis met Monday with Australian Cardinal George Pell for the first time since he was jailed – and then acquitted – on child sex abuse charges.

Global pandemic

Pope: Market capitalism has failed in pandemic, needs reform

04-10-2020 09:04 In new encyclical, Argentine pontiff says the coronavirus pandemic has proven that the “magic theories” of market capitalism have failed and that the world needs a new type of politics.

Global pandemic

Pope Francis makes first trip outside Rome since virus lockdown

03-10-2020 16:47 Pope Francis travels to Assisi for first trip since the Vatican's coronavirus lockdown.

DIPLOMACY

US official urges Vatican, Pope to condemn human rights abuses in China

30-09-2020 10:08 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urges Vatican to denounce violations of religious freedom in China, saying the Catholic Church should be at the forefront in the fight to insist on basic human rights there.

CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS

Prosecutors in Entre Ríos investigate claim priest raped nephew

29-09-2020 14:03 Sergio Decuyper accuses his paternal uncle, Reverend José Francisco Decuyper, of raping him more than 35 years ago. 42-year-old says Pope Francis asked him not to file a criminal complaint.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope seeks to 'liberate' Virgin Mary from the Mafia

18-09-2020 14:15 Pope Francis gives blessing to new Vatican think tank that seeks to prevent the Mafia and organised crime groups from exploiting the image of the Virgin Mary for their own illicit ends.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pleasures of food and sex 'simply divine,' says Pope Francis

09-09-2020 16:50 The pleasures of a well-cooked meal or loving sexual intercourse are "divine" and have unjustly fallen victim to "overzealousness" on the part of the Church in the past, says pontiff.

The Pope & the Pandemic

What happens when pandemic locks down a globe-trotting pope?

30-08-2020 08:37 During the virus crisis, Francis has become a 21st century “prisoner of the Vatican," as one of his predecessors was once known, robbed of the crowds, foreign travel and visits to the peripheries that so defined and popularised his papacy.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope Francis names six women to Vatican economic council

07-08-2020 14:32 Women will serve as lay experts on the 15-member body, which also includes eight cardinals and another male lay expert, the Vatican said in a statement.

CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS

Argentine bishop resumes work in Holy See as Vatican abuse probe wraps

15-06-2020 15:28 Vatican spokesman confirms Archbishop Gustavo Zanchetta has resumed work in Holy See, but claims it in no way interferes with investigations probing alleged sexual abuse.

EASTER WEEKEND

Pope Francis guides locked-down world through virtual Easter

10-04-2020 09:51 Church doors will be shut and the Vatican sealed off when Pope Francis leads 1.3 billion Catholics in Easter Sunday celebrations held under a worldwide coronavirus lockdown.

lone sermon

Pope faces coronavirus 'tempest' alone in St Peter's Square

27-03-2020 19:17 Pope Francis stood alone in vast Saint Peter's Square Friday to bless Catholics around the world suffering under the coronavirus pandemic, urging people to ease their fears through faith.

Coronavirus outbreak

Vatican suspends investigative mission to Mexico over coronavirus

06-03-2020 17:08 The Vatican suspends a mission to Mexico to investigate clerical abuse due to the inability to travel in the face of coronavirus.

Church Abuse

Vatican sends top two sex crimes investigators to Mexico

03-03-2020 10:42 Mexico, the second-largest Catholic country after Brazil, will be aided by the same investigators who shed light on Chile's extensive church abuse in 2018.

ARGENTINE PONTIFF

Pope cancels visit with Rome priests for 'slight illness'

27-02-2020 12:58 The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff had a "slight indisposition" and "preferred to stay" near the hotel where he lives.

Church Abuse

Deaf Argentine abuse survivors target pope with defiant message

19-02-2020 15:33 The victims of the Próvolo Institute are seeking a private meeting with Pope Francis in an effort to bring the perpetrators to justice.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Ex-Brazil president Lula meets Pope Francis at the Vatican

13-02-2020 17:04 Meeting comes one day after Argentine pontiff released his major document on the Amazon, in which he denounced the destruction of the rain forest and the exploitation of indigenous peoples.

CHURCH ABUSE SCANDALS

Deaf Próvolo child abuse victims accuse Pope Francis of inaction

13-02-2020 14:49 The victims, represented by the global organisation Ending Clergy Abuse, have requested a public audience with the Argentine pontiff.

Dueling Popes

Seven years after stepping down, Benedict fuels 'two popes' headache

11-02-2020 13:10 The "emeritus" Pope Benedict XVI, who is a co-author on an upcoming book that decries the topic of married priests, has created tension in the unprecedented situation at the Vatican.

ETHICAL ECONOMICS

Pope Francis warns of 'unbearable sacrifices' caused by debt

05-02-2020 16:17 The Catholic leader spoke before IMF leaders and Economy Minister Martin Guzmán, expressing concern about the social costs of massive debt. In addition, he warned of the consequences of the separation of the financial and real economies.

Catholic Church Abuse

Pope defrocks fellow Argentine priest Roberto Yannuzzi

05-02-2020 15:27 Yannuzzi stands accused of abusing his power by having sex with adults under his authority.

POPE & THE PRESIDENT

President Fernández meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican

31-01-2020 10:08 President and pontiff speak for about 45 minutes in Francis' private library, as Frente de Todos leader's first stop on European tour.

Diplomacy

María Fernanda Silva to be Argentina's new ambassador to Vatican

30-01-2020 14:41 Catholic and the first Afro-descendant woman of the Argentine foreign service, according to local reports, Silva will be the first woman to occupy the role.

Alberto and the Pope

Alberto Fernández lands in Rome as Euro tour begins

30-01-2020 13:56 Peronist leader begins his trek across Europe, where he is expected to lobby various heads of states to support his debt renegotiation plan – and meet a fellow Argentine at the Holy See.

Alberto's European tour

Fernández to chase IMF votes on upcoming Europe trip

27-01-2020 13:38 President will make stops in Italy, Germany, Spain, and France, with bilateral meetings with the heads of states of each country scheduled.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope's new aide is Uruguayan priest who worked with street kids

27-01-2020 11:50 Argentine pontiff has known the Reverend Gonzalo Aemilius since 2006 when Francis was then archbishop of Buenos Aires.

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Fewer Catholics in Europe, more in Africa, Americas

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

Brazil bishop resigns amid sex scandal

Pope Francis leaves hospital after operation

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

Pope Francis undergoes colon operation, confirms Vatican

Blinken meets Pope Francis, speaks to Vatican on Venezuela

UN rights experts urge Vatican to halt child sex abuse

Pope Francis updates canon law to address paedophilia by priests

President talks poverty and pandemic with Pope at Vatican

Fernández says he wants new IMF deal ‘as quickly as possible’

President Fernández holds 'positive' talks with IMF chief in Rome

President gains Spain’s support for financial negotiations

Fernández kicks off Europe trip as Paris Club debt payment nears

President heads to Europe with IMF and Paris Club debts on agenda

Pope Francis tightens Vatican's anti-corruption rules

Pope Francis urges vaccines for poor in Easter message

Vatican: Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions

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

Reports: Pope Francis receives coronavirus vaccine

Pope recalls his youth playing football, dubs Maradona "poet"

Pope Francis appoints first African American cardinal

Vatican breaks silence, explains pope's civil union comments

'Unafraid' pope to escalate Vatican corruption fight

Pope meets with Australian cardinal acquitted of child abuse charges

Pope: Market capitalism has failed in pandemic, needs reform

Pope Francis makes first trip outside Rome since virus lockdown

US official urges Vatican, Pope to condemn human rights abuses in China

Prosecutors in Entre Ríos investigate claim priest raped nephew

Pope seeks to 'liberate' Virgin Mary from the Mafia

Pleasures of food and sex 'simply divine,' says Pope Francis

What happens when pandemic locks down a globe-trotting pope?

Pope Francis names six women to Vatican economic council

Argentine bishop resumes work in Holy See as Vatican abuse probe wraps

Pope Francis guides locked-down world through virtual Easter

Pope faces coronavirus 'tempest' alone in St Peter's Square

Vatican suspends investigative mission to Mexico over coronavirus

Vatican sends top two sex crimes investigators to Mexico

Pope cancels visit with Rome priests for 'slight illness'

Deaf Argentine abuse survivors target pope with defiant message

Ex-Brazil president Lula meets Pope Francis at the Vatican

Deaf Próvolo child abuse victims accuse Pope Francis of inaction

Seven years after stepping down, Benedict fuels 'two popes' headache

Pope Francis warns of 'unbearable sacrifices' caused by debt

Pope defrocks fellow Argentine priest Roberto Yannuzzi

President Fernández meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican

María Fernanda Silva to be Argentina's new ambassador to Vatican

Alberto Fernández lands in Rome as Euro tour begins

Fernández to chase IMF votes on upcoming Europe trip

Pope's new aide is Uruguayan priest who worked with street kids

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