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Judge in Argentine province declares abortion law unconstitutional

Mar 24, 2021

A provincial judge in Argentina on Thursday declared the law legalizing elective abortion in the country unconstitutional. The ruling applies... Read more

Seminarians of the San Rafael, Argentina, seminary.

Catholic women launch campaign spiritually to adopt seminarians as Argentine seminary closes

Jan 12, 2021

A group of Catholic women in the Diocese of San Rafael have launched a campaign to adopt the seminarians affected... Read more

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Argentine priest suspended for punching bishop who closed seminary

Dec 22, 2020

A priest of the Diocese of San Rafael has been suspended after he physically attacked Bishop Eduardo María Taussig during... Read more

Argentina lawmakers pass abortion bill amid pressure from activists

Dec 12, 2020

The lower house of Argentina’s legislature has passed a bill that would legalize abortion-on-demand up to 14 weeks in pregnancy,... Read more

Diego Maradona in 1986. public domain.

Bishop urges prayer after Diego Maradona's death

Nov 25, 2020

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack at the age of 60. Maradona is regarded... Read more

Pope Francis at his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace Nov. 25, 2020.

Pope Francis encourages Argentine women opposing legal abortion

Nov 25, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis has written a note to women in his homeland who asked him to help make known their opposition... Read more

Alberto Fernández, left. Pope Francis, right.

Argentine president hopes Pope Francis 'won't be angry' over abortion bill

Nov 24, 2020

Argentine president Alberto Fernández said Sunday he hopes Pope Francis won’t be angry because of a bill he introduced in... Read more

Pope Francis records a video message marking Argentina’s Nursing Day and Doctors’ Day. Screenshot from the Argentine bishops’ conference YouTube account.

Pope Francis hails Argentina’s doctors and nurses as ‘unsung heroes’ of pandemic

Nov 24, 2020

Pope Francis hailed Argentina’s healthcare workers as the “unsung heroes” of the coronavirus pandemic in a video message released Friday.   Read more

Our Lady of Lujan Parish, in El Bolson, Argentina.

Militants descrate Church in Argentine Patagonia

Nov 9, 2020

A group of militants charged into a Catholic church in Argentina on Friday, beat the priest, desecrated the Eucharist, and... Read more

Seminarians of the San Rafael, Argentina, seminary.

Diocesan commission backs Argentina bishop over seminary closing

Nov 4, 2020

Amid tension and protests in one Argentine city over the Vatican-ordered closure of a diocesan seminary, some Catholics have expressed... Read more

Protests Nov. 1 in San Rafael, Argentina.

New protests over closure of seminary in Argentina

Nov 3, 2020

Demonstrators this weekend protested the Vatican-ordered closure of Mary Mother of God Seminary in San Rafael, Argentina.  Read more

Argentine bishops call bill to legalize abortion ‘untenable’

Oct 23, 2020

The Catholic bishops of Argentina have blasted a plan to introduce an abortion legalization bill in the country, saying it... Read more

Argentine bishop warns priests to distribute Holy Communion in the hand

Aug 29, 2020

The Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina, warned last week that he will impose canonical sanctions on priests who distribute Communion... Read more

Bishop Eduardo Maria Taussig.

Argentine bishop says Vatican ordered seminary closed

Aug 10, 2020

An Argentine bishop said Friday the seminary in his diocese was ordered closed last month by a decision of the... Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square Oct. 16, 2019.

Pope Francis sends message to priests on Argentina’s coronavirus front line

Jul 10, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis sent a video message Thursday to the priests who work in Argentina’s poor neighborhoods serving the sick and... Read more

Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta.

Bishop Zanchetta returns to work at the Vatican amid abuse trial in Argentina

Jun 15, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta has returned to work at the Vatican amid an ongoing trial in Argentina, where he has been... Read more

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More than 300,000 attend Argentina's online March for Life

Jun 1, 2020

Argentina’s digital March for Life May 30 drew 390,000 participants on Facebook alone, according to preliminary numbers for march organizers.  Read more

Argentine archbishop proposes measures to open country's churches amid coronavirus pandemic

Apr 21, 2020

An Argentine archbishop has proposed 13 measures that would aim to allow churches to reopen churches during the coronavirus pandemic... Read more

Cardinal Mario Poli is seen during a Mass in the Buenos Aires´s Metropolitan Cathedral. March 29, 2018.

Priests have 'grave responsibility' to bring sacraments to the sick, Argentine bishops say

Mar 24, 2020

As Argentina remains under a government-ordered lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the bishops of Buenos Aires have... Read more

Victims of clergy sexual abuse, activists, and lawyers gather in Rome, Feb. 21, 2020.

Argentine clergy abuse victims in Rome, one year after Vatican summit

Feb 21, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

One year after the Vatican hosted a summit on the abuse crisis, three former students of an Argentine institute which... Read more