Articles by Julieta Villar
‘You leave or we’ll kick you out’ can’t be only answer for migrants, Chilean archbishop says
Dec 4, 2025 / 07:00 amIn a climate marked by insecurity, rising crime rates, and the migration crisis, Chile’s citizens are closely watching the proposals of their leading presidential candidates.
Image of Argentina’s patroness destroyed, chapel burned down
Nov 4, 2025 / 09:30 amThe destruction of an image of Our Lady of Luján, the patroness of Argentina, and the burning of a chapel has shocked two communities in Argentina.
Cardinal Sturla defends life as Uruguay debates euthanasia
Oct 2, 2025 / 07:00 amThe archbishop of Montevideo, Cardinal Daniel Sturla, testified before a Sept. 30 hearing of the Uruguay Senate’s health committee, where euthanasia is being debated.
Andrea Bocelli: Pope Leo XIV is ‘a beacon to guide us in these complex times’
Sep 8, 2025 / 14:43 pmAt the opening of the Laudato Si’ ecological village, Andrea Bocelli said he felt “a renewed serenity in celebrating the universal Church” under the guidance of Leo XIV.
3 true stories of how cancel culture works, according to Cardinal Chomali
Aug 31, 2025 / 07:00 amCardinal Fernando Chomali shared with university students three stories that reflect cancel culture and highlighted the need to cultivate humility.
Statue of Carlo Acutis enthroned in Argentine cathedral
Aug 24, 2025 / 07:00 amThe Argentine Diocese of Chascomús enthroned a statue of soon-to-be-canonized Carlo Acutis in Our Lady of Mercy Cathedral.
Bolivian bishops after elections: ‘A new chapter in the country’s political history opens’
Aug 20, 2025 / 15:30 pmThe Bolivian Bishops’ Conference expressed hope after Bolivia’s recent general election, which marked a change in the country’s political direction.
Uruguay’s lower House passes euthanasia bill, which now heads to Senate
Aug 13, 2025 / 15:19 pmUruguay’s Chamber of Representatives passed a bill that, if passed in the Senate, would make it the third South American country to legalize euthanasia.
Book on the thought of Pope Francis to be distributed in Buenos Aires province schools
Aug 12, 2025 / 16:22 pmThe government of Buenos Aires province in Argentina will distribute the book “The Teacher: The Humanism of Pope Francis” in public and private schools.
Cardinal Chomali: 21st-century Christian ‘will either be a martyr or will not be a Christian’
Aug 11, 2025 / 06:00 am“The Christian of the 21st century will either be a martyr or will not be a Christian,” said the archbishop of Santiago, Chile, Cardinal Fernando Chomali.
New Argentine landmark: The world’s largest mural honors Pope Francis
Aug 2, 2025 / 08:00 amJust a few meters from Immaculate Conception Cathedral in the Argentine city of La Plata stands the world’s largest mural dedicated to Pope Francis.
Relic of Carlo Acutis stolen from parish in Argentina
Aug 1, 2025 / 17:19 pmA relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis was stolen from St. Dominic Savio Parish in the Argentine Archdiocese of Paraná.
Catholic Church in Uruguay warns of risks of approving euthanasia
Jul 31, 2025 / 16:05 pmAs Uruguay’s Chamber of Deputies gets ready to vote on a euthanasia bill on Aug. 5, Church leaders and health professionals are weighing in against the measure.
Opus Dei denounces media manipulation in lawsuit by former assistant numeraries
Jul 30, 2025 / 08:00 amOpus Dei has denounced the “manipulation of judicial proceedings to create a media and public opinion case” in the lawsuit advanced by former assistant numeraries.
Auxiliary vicar of Opus Dei implicated in Argentine human trafficking case
Jul 6, 2025 / 07:00 amThe Argentine justice system has added the auxiliary vicar of Opus Dei as a defendant in a case involving the alleged human trafficking of 43 women in Argentina.
Argentine businessman Enrique Shaw one step closer to beatification
Jun 21, 2025 / 09:00 amThe cause for canonization of Venerable Enrique Shaw, an Argentine husband, father, and businessman, took another step forward at the Vatican this week.
Chilean cardinal strongly opposes country’s euthanasia bill
Jun 11, 2025 / 06:00 amWhile the government of Chile expedites pro-abortion and euthanasia legislation, the Catholic Church in that country remains steadfast in its defense of life.
The history behind ‘habemus papam’ and the white smoke that announces a new pope
May 6, 2025 / 17:41 pmWhen a new pope is elected, there are two signs that mark that historic moment: the white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the formula “habemus papam.”
A long friendship and unforgettable hug: The day Pope Francis forgot he was pope
Apr 30, 2025 / 07:00 amThe face of Brother Juan of the Community of the Lamb went viral last week in a video recalling an emotion-laden moment with Pope Francis in Rome.
Pope Francis cultivated bonds between Catholicism, Judaism
Apr 26, 2025 / 11:00 amWith bold gestures and strong words, the late pontiff laid out a path of fraternity.