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January 31, 2020

Pope Francis meets with president of Argentina; no news of papal home visit

Pope Francis speaks with Argentine President Alberto Fernandez during a private audience at the Vatican Jan. 31, 2020.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis met Argentina's new president, Alberto Fernandez, amid widespread speculation that they would talk about the pope finally returning to his homeland for a visit.

Published in Faith
November 26, 2019

Argentine priests sentenced for sexually abusing deaf schoolchildren

Activists in Mendoza, Argentina, embrace in a courthouse Nov. 25, 2019, after two priests were sentenced to more than 40 years in prison for abusing children at a school for the deaf.

MEXICO CITY -- An Argentine court has convicted a pair of priests of sexual abuse on charges of corrupting minors in a case involving crimes committed against 10 children in the care of a Catholic school for the deaf.

Published in International
September 25, 2019

Argentine vets’ statue returned — with Pope’s blessing

Bishop Paul Mason of the military diocese of England and Wales is pictured in an undated photo with a replica of Our Lady of Lujan, patroness of Argentina and the Argentine army. Mason has agreed to personally return the statue to Bishop Santiago Olivera of the Military Ordinariate of Argentina.

MANCHESTER, England -- After a request from Argentine veterans of the Falklands War, a British bishop will return a replica of Our Lady of Lujan that was taken to Britain as a spoils of war almost four decades ago.

Published in International
May 28, 2019

Pope Francis says Argentine bishop will go to trial for sexual misconduct

Pope Francis.

VATICAN CITY (CNA) -- Pope Francis has said a preliminary investigation against Bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta has concluded and will now proceed to trial.

Published in International
May 23, 2019

Argentinian doctor convicted of refusing to perform abortion

Argentinian doctor convicted of refusing to perform abortion

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA -- Dr. Leandro Rodríguez Lastra, an OB-GYN in Argentina, was found guilty on Monday of having prevented an abortion, after he decided to save the life of an unborn baby whose mother had taken an abortion pill.

Published in International
March 14, 2019

Argentine bishops will ask Pope Francis to visit homeland

Argentina's flag is seen as Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 27.
VATICAN – In a letter commemorating the sixth anniversary of Pope Francis' election, the bishops of Argentina said they will ask the Pope to visit his homeland.
Published in International
March 12, 2019

Pope's sixth year in office marked by 'scourge of abuse, internal attacks'

Pope Francis and the heads of bishops' conferences from around the world attend a Mass on the last day of the four-day meeting on the protection of minors in the church at the Vatican Feb. 24, 2019.
VATICAN – Catholics cannot place blame for the sexual abuse crisis on "those who came before us" in an attempt "to present ourselves as 'pure,'" said the editorial director of the Vatican media outlets.
Published in International
January 4, 2019

Vatican confirms investigation is underway of Argentina bishop for abuse

Pope Francis greets Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta of Oran in Rome.
VATICAN – A bishop from Argentina who had been working in the Vatican's real estate administration office is the object of a preliminary diocesan investigation after accusations came to light of sexual abuse, abuse of power and mismanagement in his former Diocese of Oran.
Published in International
August 9, 2018

Argentina Senate votes down abortion decriminalization bill

Pro-life advocates celebrate in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Aug. 9 after lawmakers voted against a bill that would have legalized abortion. The Senate voted against the bill, dashing the hopes of supporters of legal abortion in the predominantly Catholic country, homeland of Pope Francis.
MEXICO CITY – The Argentine Senate voted against a bill that would have decriminalized abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
Published in International
July 30, 2018

Dozens of Argentinians protest in favour of abortion rights

A woman in Buenos Aires, Argentina, reacts June 14 after hearing that the nation's lower house approved a bill to legalize abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Dozens of women clad in outfits reminiscent of “The Handmaid’s Tale” took to the streets of Buenos Aires Wednesday to protest for legalized abortion, the AP reported.
Published in International
March 22, 2018

Confession brings the joy of God's love, Pope says

Pope Francis hears confession during his annual Lenten meeting with the pastors of Rome parishes Feb. 15.
VATICAN – God always loves and always remains faithful to his children, despite their sin and idolatry, Francis said.
Published in Reflections
March 14, 2018

Argentine Church to release baptismal records from dictatorship period

Pope Francis greets a baby wearing a shirt with the colors of Argentina's national soccer team during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 3, 2017.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The Argentine Bishops' Conference will release to the justice system, in accordance with Pope Francis' wishes, dozens of baptismal records from the country’s dictatorship period.
Published in International
May 8, 2017

Teacher who left Argentina during country's 'dirty war' fulfills a dream

Claudia Raffaele is seen with a student at Jesuit High School in Portland Feb. 2.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Claudia Raffaele knows the fear of being stopped at gunpoint in Argentina, the bone-tiredness that comes after a nine-hour shift at a Los Angeles factory, and the worry and emotional weight of caring for three children as a single mother.

Published in International
March 26, 2017

Four friends with Down syndrome started a thriving pizza service in Argentina

Left to right: Franco, Leandro, Mateo and Mauri have started a successful pizza service in Argentina.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Mateo studied baking and Leandro pastry making. Franco and Mauricio wanted to be waiters. These overlapping interests led the four friends with Down syndrome to start a successful pizza service in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Published in International
March 17, 2017

Priest relocated over threats from drug lords in Argentina

A priest in the Diocese of Merlo-Moreno in Argentian has been relocated after receiving a series of threats as a result of protesting a man killed by a drug cartel.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – A diocese in Argentina has decided to transfer a priest after a series of threats he's received for protesting the death of a man who had been killed by a drug cartel.

Published in International
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