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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

Leo XIV says Church must fight 'lack of faith' in first mass as pope

09-05-2025 15:19 Pope Leo XIV urges Church to restore the faith of millions in his first homily as pontiff.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pride and praise in Peru for Pope Leo who left lasting impression

09-05-2025 08:26 Leo XIV first set foot in Peru some four decades ago as a missionary, before becoming bishop of the diocese of Chiclayo in the northwest of the country and gaining citizenship in 2015.

PROFILE: Leo XIV

New pontiff Leo XIV spent decades amid the poor in Peru

08-05-2025 21:34 Robert Francis Prevost was born in Chicago but also has a Latin American connection, after spending much of his career in Peru before moving to Rome under Francis’ guidance.

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.

NEW POPE CHOSEN

Soft-spoken Prevost is first pope from the US (and Peru)

08-05-2025 14:32 Italian newspaper La Repubblica has called the new pontiff "the least American of the Americans" for his soft-spoken touch.

NEW POPE IN PLACE

Cardinals choose first US pope in Catholic Church history

08-05-2025 14:24 Robert Francis Prevost of the US becomes pope, will adopt name of Pope Leo XIV.

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.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Crowds flock to tomb of Pope Francis, as eyes turn to conclave

30-04-2025 14:46 Cardinals from around the world will meet under Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect a new leader of the Catholic Church after Pope Francis's death.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Conclave starts May 7, with cardinals saying new pope must tackle abuse

28-04-2025 13:34 Cardinals will begin their conclave to elect a new pope on May 7.

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

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Diplomacy likely to trump geography in choice of new pope

27-04-2025 10:36 Pope Francis championed far-flung regions long overlooked by the Church and a non-European pope would make sense, given that Catholicism is growing in Africa and Asia.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Continuity or rupture: what direction for the next pope?

27-04-2025 10:30 The question now is whether Pope Francis' successor will walk the same liberal path, or take the Catholic Church in a new direction.

DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS

Buenos Aires bids farewell to native pontiff with call to action

26-04-2025 12:18 "Let us be the outgoing Church that Francis always wanted us to be, a restless Church that mobilises," says Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge García Cuerva at funeral Mass.

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.

As I see it

Goodbye to the Argentine papacy

26-04-2025 05:00 While some of the causes Bergoglio embraced may have been good, by adopting them he blurred the distinction between Catholicism and what most of the “progressive” atheists and agnostics who have long dominated Western culture already take for granted.

by James Neilson

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

GUEST COLUMN

Pope Francis and his message of brotherhood

25-04-2025 23:44 Theological, ideological or political differences must not become excuses to distance ourselves from each other. On the contrary, they must inspire us to engage even closer in meaningful dialogue.

by Marwan Gill

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.

FAITH & RELIGION

Argentina’s interfaith community celebrates Pope Francis

25-04-2025 11:01 Leaders of Judaism, Islam and several Christian denominations in Argentina poay tribute to Pope Francis’ "commitment to interfaith dialogue."

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Hope, apprehension and politics: Cardinals search for new pope

25-04-2025 10:30 Catholic cardinals have admitted some apprehension at the responsibility of choosing the successor to the late Pope Francis.

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.

Death of pope francis

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.

DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS

Thousands line up for second day to bid Pope Francis farewell

24-04-2025 11:49 More than 60,000 people have so far marched past the coffin of Pope Francis to bid him a final farewell.

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.

FUNERAL OF POPE FRANCIS

The world leaders set to attend Pope Francis' funeral

23-04-2025 11:22 The death of Pope Francis has rattled the world. A look at the names of world leaders who have confirmed they will pay their respects at his funeral on Saturday.

Death of Pope Francis

What we know about Pope Francis' funeral

23-04-2025 11:14 Pope Francis is set to be buried on Saturday, this is what to expect and what we know so far.

Death of Pope Francis

Tens of thousands say goodbye to Pope Francis lying in state

23-04-2025 09:14 Body of Pope Francis transported to Saint Peter's Basilica, where his body will lie in state for the public to visit and mourn before his funeral on Saturday.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope Francis' coffin carried to Saint Peter's Basilica

23-04-2025 08:54 Funeral preparations of Pope Francis have been initiated with the procession of his coffin to Saint Peter's Basilica.

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.

Catholic Church

Pope Francis has died – what happens next?

21-04-2025 11:39 After the official announcement of Pope Francis' death, a few steps need to be followed. To properly mourn and bury him, and to select his successor.

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.