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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.

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.

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.

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."

Smiles and hugs between Pope and President on Mama Antula's day

11-02-2024 16:36 After insults and a staged reconciliation, the president embraced the pontiff on Sunday when he saw him for the first time at the Vatican.

Argentina’s power duo meets at the Vatican after trading insults

11-02-2024 09:55 President Javier Milei and Pope Francis meet after libertarian leader's campaign trail insults.

Pope Francis confirms that he will receive President Milei at the Vatican

29-01-2024 16:32 Pope Francis says he is “ready to start a dialogue” with President Javier Milei, reveals his organisation of his visit to Argentina is not yet underway.

Emilce Cuda: ‘It’s a fantasy that we’re individuals, we’re in relationships with others’

27-01-2024 07:00 Theologian Emilce Cuda is the first Argentine laywoman to receive a pontifical PhD in moral theology and the first female to hold an executive position on the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. In an interview, she discusses Pope Francis and explains why “individualism is an egotistical position.”

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Pope says he has chosen his tomb – in Rome, not Vatican or Argentina

13-12-2023 11:00 Pope Francis has chosen to be buried not in St Peter's Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors but in a basilica in Rome, he revealed in an interview broadcast on Wednesday. He also reiterated that he wants to visit Argentina next year.

Milei tones down rhetoric on Pope Francis after call

22-11-2023 14:55 Pope Francis communicates with Argentina’s president-elect to congratulate him on his electoral victory. They spoke for five minutes on good terms and Milei invited him to visit next year.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”