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Convalescing Pope Francis's condition improving, says Vatican

01-04-2025 13:33 Vatican says there has been a "slight improvement" in Pope Francis's lungs as he recovers from five weeks in hospital with life-threatening pneumonia.

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Pope Francis returns home from hospital, thanks faithful

23-03-2025 10:41 Pope Francis returns to the Vatican after being discharged from the hospital where he spent more than five weeks receiving treatment.

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Hospitalised Pope Francis says he is 'facing period of trial'

16-03-2025 09:26 Latest update from Vatican tampers speculation that the Pope's progress could signal an imminent release from hospital.

LGBTQ RIGHTS

Transgender sex workers welcomed by Pope Francis pray for his health

13-03-2025 14:13 Latin American transgender sex workers voice their support for the pope's health and the worry that is associated with their futures - if anything were to happen to the pope.

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Hospitalised Pope marks 12 years in job with future uncertain

13-03-2025 14:02 Argentine-born pontiff has previously refused to make any concessions to his age or increasingly fragile health, but experts say his recovery could take weeks given his age and recurring health issues.

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'Too soon' to discuss pope's return home

10-03-2025 14:20 The pontiff issued a written version of his weekly Sunday Angelus prayer after showing "slight improvements" in hospital.

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Weak-sounding pope releases audio from hospital

06-03-2025 18:00 Pope Francis says heartfelt thanks to worldwide supporters for their prayers as he nears three weeks in hospital: "May God bless you and the Virgin protect you."

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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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Vatican: Pope breathing without mask after respiratory attacks

04-03-2025 12:32 Argentine pontiff has been at Gemelli hospital in Rome since February 14 and on Monday suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure." The 88-year-old was admitted initially for bronchitis, which then developed into pneumonia in both lungs.

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Vatican: Pope's condition 'stable' but remains complex

02-03-2025 16:01 Head of the Catholic Church was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14 with bronchitis, which later developed into pneumonia in both lungs. He remains hospitalised.

BUENOS AIRES CITY

Luna Park owners say renovations will ‘protect’ iconic venue

27-02-2025 13:00 Owners of Buenos Aires’ historic Luna Park stadium push back on “absolutely false” demolition claims and vow new leaseholder DF Entertainment will revive the venue’s cultural relevance.

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Ailing Pope 'critical but stable,' says Vatican

25-02-2025 16:50 Pope Francis remains in a critical condition but is stable and working from his sick bed.

PRAYERS FOR POPE

Hundreds attend special mass for Pope Francis

25-02-2025 10:17 Catholics gather at Plaza Constitución in Buenos Aires to pray for Pope Francis' speedy recovery.

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Critically-ill Pope Francis shows 'slight improvement'

24-02-2025 16:22 The Vatican announces a "slight improvement" in Pope Francis' health, reporting that the pontiff is "not in pain," eating "normally" and even "in a good mood" despite his critical condition.

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Pope not out of danger, doctors say

21-02-2025 18:01 Pope Francis passes another calm night in hospital, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old spent his seventh day in hospital being treated for pneumonia.

BUENOS AIRES CITY

Renovation of Luna Park approved by commission

21-02-2025 10:48 Controversial proposal to renovate Luna Park venue in Buenos clears first round of approval; Heritage organisations voice warning for iconic symbol of city’s cultural and athletic history.

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Pope Francis suffering from double pneumonia, says Vatican

18-02-2025 17:19 Vatican warns of "complex" outlook for Argentine pontiff; 88-year-old is suffering from pneumonia in both lungs.

POPE HEALTH

Pope's condition 'complex,' hospital stay extended

17-02-2025 13:25 Pope Francis followed Sunday mass and his traditional Angelus weekly prayer on television in a Rome hospital where the 88-year-old pontiff is being treated for bronchitis.

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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.

FRANCIS FEUD

Pope told to 'stick to Church' after Trump critique

11-02-2025 14:12 The Argentine pontiff accused US President Donald Trump of 'damaging the dignity' of migrants through his stringent deportation policy.

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Pope slams Church's 'chauvinistic mentality,' promotes Vatican nun

22-01-2025 12:20 Argentine pontiff says he agrees there are not enough nuns in roles of responsibility and that Church must overcome "clerical and chauvinistic mentality."

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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.”

MEMORY LANE WITH FRANCIS

Francis recounts 'mischievous' youth in autobiography

15-01-2025 12:33 Argentine pontiff reminisces on a childhood spent eating pizza, walking the streets and getting up to no good in his Buenos Aires neighbourhood.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Pope hails four decades of peace between Argentina, Chile

25-11-2024 16:25 Pope Francis hosts a Vatican meeting to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Peace and Friendship Treaty between Argentina and Chile, signed on November 29, 1984, ending the Beagle Channel conflict.

CATHOLIC LEADER

Pope slams 'invader arrogance' in 'Palestine' and Ukraine

25-11-2024 14:11 Marking 40 years of a peace deal between Chile and Argentina, Francis recalls ongoing conflicts where the "arrogance of the invader prevails over dialogue."

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST

Pope Francis calls for Gaza 'genocide' investigation

17-11-2024 09:03 Pope Francis for the first time tackles claims of Israel's ongoing "genocide" of Palestinians in Gaza in a forthcoming book.

INTERVIEW

Rosendo Fraga: ‘Karina Milei has more power than the Cabinet Chief’

23-10-2024 07:04 Journalist, political analyst and historian Rosendo Fraga, recently interviewed by postgraduate students in investigative journalism at the Universidad del Sur de Buenos Aires (USBA), discusses President Javier Milei’s world view, Argentina’s new diplomatic line and the relationship with the International Monetary Fund.

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Pope Francis opens debate on the future of Roman Catholic Church

02-10-2024 12:02 Pope Francis opens a new debate on the future of the Roman Catholic Church, which faces pressure over the role of women and the ongoing horrors of clerical child abuse.

POLITICS

Francos suggests ‘Peronist sympathies’ behind Pope’s criticism

23-09-2024 14:46 Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos has hit back at Pope Francis, alleging his “Peronist sympathies” are behind his criticism of President Javier Milei’s government.

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.

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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.

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Activists against bullfighting disrupt Pope's audience

07-08-2024 14:50 Animal rights activists briefly interrupted Pope Francis' weekly audience at the Vatican Wednesday, holding up signs demanding an end to bullfighting.

VENZUELA ELECTIONS 2024

Pope Francis calls for 'truth' in Venezuela, warns of violence

05-08-2024 11:51 Pope Francis on Sunday called for Venezuela to "seek the truth" after the disputed re-election of President Nicolás Maduro, warning parties to avoid violence.

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Pope Francis transfers Argentina's primatial see to Santiago del Estero

22-07-2024 18:09 The decision was informed by Bishops Jorge García Cuerva and Vicente Bokalic Iglic. “We are inviting an integrating look into the national territory in a renewed federal purpose,” they said in a press release.

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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.

G7 LEADERS SUMMIT

Milei at the G7: Laughter with Meloni, hugs for Pope, chat with Biden

14-06-2024 16:32 President had a warm meeting with the Italian PM and short exchanges with Pope Francis and Joe Biden. Bilateral meeting with Emmanuel Macron and IMF head Kristalina Georgieva.

G7 SUMMIT

G7 summit: Pope calls for ban on 'lethal autonomous weapons'

14-06-2024 10:47 Francis, the first head of the Catholic Church to ever attend a G7 summit, calls for ban on "lethal autonomous weapons" as he discusses challenges of artificial intelligence.

G7 SUMMIT

Pope arrives at G7 for historic address after morning of comedy

14-06-2024 10:38 Pontiff spends morning clowning around with over 100 top global comedians including Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock and Jimmy Fallon, before heading off to G7 Leaders Summit.

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Priests pressure Pettovello, government on social policies

13-06-2024 09:09 Criticism from Church leaders picks up amid increased tensions over lack of food supplies at soup kitchens and community canteens.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei, Lula, Pope, Modi to join G7 leaders at summit in Italy

12-06-2024 10:29 Pope Francis, President Javier Milei and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are some of the special guests attending the G7 summit in Italy on June 13-15.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

G7 leaders gather in Italy for talks dominated by Ukraine

11-06-2024 11:24 US President Joe Biden, France's Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are among the Group of Seven leaders heading to the luxury resort of Borgo Egnazia in Puglia for the June 13-15 summit. Argentina's President Javier Milei and Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will also be joining Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who is hosting.

POLITICAL INTERVENTION?

Pope Francis warns against imposing debt burden on ordinary people

05-06-2024 16:46 Argentine pontiff, speaking before an audience that included former economy minister Martín Guzmán, says “no government can demand its people suffer deprivations incompatible with human dignity.”

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Pope Francis apologises for use of gay slur

28-05-2024 11:14 Pope Francis issues apology for use of a gay slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week.

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Italian media claims Pope Francis used gay slur in meeting with bishops

27-05-2024 18:28 Pope Francis used an offensive gay slang word during a meeting with Italian bishops, two media outlets reported on Monday.

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Against abortion, for LGBTQ rights: Vatican defends 'human dignity'

08-04-2024 16:14 Vatican publishes new text condemning "grave violations of human dignity," listing abortion, surrogacy and gender theory alongside discrimination against migrants and LGBTQ people.

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Girls, rivalries, football in Pope Francis's first memoir

15-03-2024 12:46 Pope Francis' new autobiography, which will be released next week, sees the 87-year-old is storytelling mode, joking around about his past. But he also addresses serious aspects, like his role during Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship.

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Pope launches fresh attack against 'dangerous' gender ideology

01-03-2024 12:57 Argentine pontiff and leader of Catholic Church declares "worst danger" today is "gender ideology."

PONTIFICAL MESSAGE

Pope Francis says state must guarantee ‘social justice’

28-02-2024 22:49 Two weeks after meeting President Milei at Vatican, pontiff contradicts head of state’s views on markets, the state and social justice in a pointed message to a Catholic NGO in Buenos Aires.

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Before dawn at the Vatican Museums, the key keeper unlocks history

15-02-2024 12:44 Gianni Crea, the Vatican's keeper of over 2,000 keys, oversees unlocking every door of the museum before visitors arrive.

PRESIDENTIAL TOUR

Milei returns home after positive international tour

13-02-2024 16:46 President Javier Milei arrived back in Argentina early Tuesday morning, fresh off his successful international tour of Israel, Italy and the Vatican.

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Convalescing Pope Francis's condition improving, says Vatican

Pope Francis returns home from hospital, thanks faithful

Hospitalised Pope Francis says he is 'facing period of trial'

Transgender sex workers welcomed by Pope Francis pray for his health

Hospitalised Pope marks 12 years in job with future uncertain

'Too soon' to discuss pope's return home

Weak-sounding pope releases audio from hospital

Argentines begin Lent with prayers for Pope’s health

Vatican: Pope breathing without mask after respiratory attacks

Vatican: Pope's condition 'stable' but remains complex

Luna Park owners say renovations will ‘protect’ iconic venue

Ailing Pope 'critical but stable,' says Vatican

Hundreds attend special mass for Pope Francis

Critically-ill Pope Francis shows 'slight improvement'

Pope not out of danger, doctors say

Renovation of Luna Park approved by commission

Pope Francis suffering from double pneumonia, says Vatican

Pope's condition 'complex,' hospital stay extended

Fresh health fears as Pope Francis is hospitalised with bronchitis

Pope told to 'stick to Church' after Trump critique

Pope slams Church's 'chauvinistic mentality,' promotes Vatican nun

Pope voices concern over missing seven-year-old

Francis recounts 'mischievous' youth in autobiography

Pope hails four decades of peace between Argentina, Chile

Pope slams 'invader arrogance' in 'Palestine' and Ukraine

Pope Francis calls for Gaza 'genocide' investigation

Rosendo Fraga: ‘Karina Milei has more power than the Cabinet Chief’

Pope Francis opens debate on the future of Roman Catholic Church

Francos suggests ‘Peronist sympathies’ behind Pope’s criticism

Pope Francis criticises Milei government’s policing of protests

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

Activists against bullfighting disrupt Pope's audience

Pope Francis calls for 'truth' in Venezuela, warns of violence

Pope Francis transfers Argentina's primatial see to Santiago del Estero

Pope deplores state of democracy, warns against 'populists'

Milei at the G7: Laughter with Meloni, hugs for Pope, chat with Biden

G7 summit: Pope calls for ban on 'lethal autonomous weapons'

Pope arrives at G7 for historic address after morning of comedy

Priests pressure Pettovello, government on social policies

Milei, Lula, Pope, Modi to join G7 leaders at summit in Italy

G7 leaders gather in Italy for talks dominated by Ukraine

Pope Francis warns against imposing debt burden on ordinary people

Pope Francis apologises for use of gay slur

Italian media claims Pope Francis used gay slur in meeting with bishops

Against abortion, for LGBTQ rights: Vatican defends 'human dignity'

Girls, rivalries, football in Pope Francis's first memoir

Pope launches fresh attack against 'dangerous' gender ideology

Pope Francis says state must guarantee ‘social justice’

Before dawn at the Vatican Museums, the key keeper unlocks history

Milei returns home after positive international tour

Poverty in Argentina falls sharply as prices cool under Milei

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