CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope operation on hernia completed 'without complications' 07-06-2023 14:35 Pope Francis underwent an operation on an abdominal hernia Wednesday, which was completed without complications.
CHURCH ABUSES Bolivia seeks files on paedophile priests from Pope 23-05-2023 20:57 Bolivia asks head of Catholic Church for files on sexual abuse committed by priests following revelations of alleged large-scale exploitation of children.
PONTIFF FILM Porn, sex abuse, gender: Pope tackles thorny issues in youth Q&A 05-04-2023 10:11 New film released Wednesday shows Pope Francis gamely confronting intimate accounts of abortion, gender identity, and paedophilia in the Catholic Church.
PONTIFF HOSPITALISED After pizza and prayer, Pope Francis set to leave hospital on Saturday 31-03-2023 12:12 Pope Francis is expected to return home on Saturday after three nights in hospital with bronchitis, and will attend Palm Sunday services.
PONTIFF HOSPITALISED Pope Francis working from hospital room as health improves 30-03-2023 13:15 Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Wednesday for what the Vatican said were pre-planned checks – it was later revealed he had complained of breathing difficulties and is suffering from a respiratory infection.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Reports: Pope hospitalised with 'respiratory and cardiac problems' 29-03-2023 15:32 The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Francis was in hospital in Rome for previously scheduled health checks, though reports in Europe said he was suffering from "respiratory and cardiac problems."
LATIN AMERICA Vatican closes Nicaragua embassy amid escalating row 19-03-2023 09:01 Bilateral relations have been on brink of collapse after Pope Francis referred to the government of socialist president Daniel Ortega as a dictatorship.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Pope Francis: ‘Reaching my age in good health is a grace but I don’t know how long it will last’ 17-03-2023 07:41 A special interview with Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the leader of the Catholic Church, to mark the tenth anniversary of his papacy. A historic interview for a historic personality. by Jorge Fontevecchia
10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS Leaders across Argentina celebrate Pope's 10-year anniversary 13-03-2023 14:05 Leaders from across Argentina’s political and cultural spectrum celebrate the Pope’s decade leading the Catholic Church, highlighting the Vatican leader's efforts to combat inequality across the world.
10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS Pope marks 10 years with podcast and a diplomatic row 13-03-2023 13:21 Pope Francis marked 10 years as head of the Catholic Church on Monday with a podcast, a private mass and a series of interviews, one of which triggered a diplomatic spat with Nicaragua.
FOREIGN RELATIONS & DIPLOMACY Nicaragua weighs cutting diplomatic ties with the Vatican 13-03-2023 10:57 Nicaragua says it is considering suspending diplomatic ties with the Vatican, after Pope Francis days earlier called the Central American country's government a "crude dictatorship."
A DECADE OF POPE FRANCIS Reform and social justice: 10 years of Pope Francis 12-03-2023 10:19 During his decade as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has reformed the government of the Vatican, worked for peace and reconciliation, and has taken action against clerical child abuse.
10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS Catholic faithful celebrate decade of Francis' papacy in Luján 12-03-2023 09:18 Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered Saturday in Luján to celebrate 10 years of Francis' papacy on Saturday as festivities in honour of the Buenos Aires-born pontiff got underway.
10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS Popular but facing opposition, Pope Francis marks 10 years as pontiff 12-03-2023 09:07 Pope Francis marks 10 years as head of the Catholic Church on Monday, hugely popular but facing internal dissent after a decade of reform, even if he has left basic doctrine intact.
10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS Key dates in Pope Francis' 10-year pontificate 12-03-2023 09:01 Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, on Monday marks 10 years as the head of the Catholic Church.
AND THAT REMINDS ME… Pebbles in the shoes of the fisherman 11-03-2023 03:16 Even if Jorge Bergoglio was actively encouraging slum priests at grass roots level from the start, he was doing good by stealth while his media splashes largely served to perpetuate the conservative image of the hierarchy. by Michael Soltys
10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS Pope Francis opens up on mortality, criticises 'gender ideology' in new interview 10-03-2023 14:19 Ten years into his papacy, Pope Francis grants exclusive interview to Perfil’s Jorge Fontevecchia; Conversation, which lasted almost three hours, will be published this weekend with an edited, feature-length translation in next week’s edition of the Buenos Aires Times.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Monsignor Oscar Vicente Ojea: ‘Pope Francis bothers the elites’ 10-03-2023 10:58 Monsignor Oscar Vicente Ojea, the head of the Argentine Synod and one of the persons closest to Pope Francis, discusses the pontiff’s decade leading the Catholic Church. by Jorge Fontevecchia
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY Small victories as women challenge Vatican patriarchy 08-03-2023 05:33 Once a rare sight in the Vatican's halls of power, women are increasingly being seen in senior posts under Pope Francis, but the gender battle is far from won.
CRITICISM FROM PONTIFF Pope: ‘Bad policies’ to blame for Argentina’s poverty and inflation 25-01-2023 14:46 Insisting that he is “not doing politics,” Pope Francis uses an interview to criticise high poverty levels and runaway inflation in his homeland, pointing the finger at “bad policies.”
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.
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.
FOOTBALL Messi to headline Maradona 'match for peace' homage 11-10-2022 13:40 Lionel Messi will headline a star-studded lineup for a 'match for peace' this November in tribute to fellow Argentina great Diego Maradona.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope Francis raises voice against death penalty 10-10-2022 16:05 Pontiff renews call to end capital punishment as he marks World Day Against the Death Penalty.
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."
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.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope's future sparks debate, resignation seems unlikely 21-06-2022 11:10 Rumours of Pope Francis' resignation are flaring up again – but experts say Argentine pontiff won't be stepping down in the immediate future.
RUSSIAN ATTACK ON UKRAINE With Ukraine, Vatican balances diplomacy and inter-faith ties 21-03-2022 08:35 The Vatican has long played global mediator but has struggled to make its mark in the Ukraine conflict.
RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE Pope visits Russian embassy to express "concern about the war" in Ukraine 25-02-2022 23:48 Pope Francis visited the Russian Embassy in the Holy See on Friday, making an unusual gesture to express his “concern about the war” in Ukraine.
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.
ARGENTINE PONTIFF Pope appoints Martín Guzmán to Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences 28-11-2021 10:28 In the midst of negotiations for to reach a new agreement with the IMF, Pope Francis names Argentina's Economy Minister Martín Guzmán to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.
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.