Bishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva

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Bishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva succeeds Cardinal Mario Poli as archbishop of Buenos Aires.

Pope Francis appoints ‘bishop of the peripheries’ as successor in Buenos Aires

May 26, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

As a priest, Bishop García Cuerva was a prison chaplain in the province of Buenos Aires and both the diocesan... Read more

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Argentine bishop says attempted transsexual marriage in church was unauthorized

Feb 9, 2021

The Diocese of Río Gallegos reported Feb. 8 that it did not authorize an attempted marriage between a man and... Read more

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Some photographs of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez disseminated by the dictatorship of Nicaragua in November 2023.

Nicaraguan dictatorship releases new photos, video of imprisoned Bishop Álvarez

Pope Francis meets participants in the Ethics of Healthcare Management seminar on Nov. 30, 2023.

Pope Francis says he has ‘very acute infectious bronchitis’

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MAP: Are Holy Land pilgrimage sites threatened by the Israel-Hamas war?  

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Pending decision by human rights court threatens to legalize abortion throughout Latin America

Coromoto 2020 seeks to empower teachers from the most needy communities in Venezuela.

Catholics work to improve precarious state of public education in Venezuela

The facade of Cardinal Raymond Burke's Vatican apartment.

Pope reportedly confirms he is taking away Burke’s apartment, denies calling him his ‘enemy’

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Activist group pushes to enshrine abortion rights in Arkansas constitution

This photo taken on October 12, 2014, shows the exterior of a church in Loikaw, Kayah state, eastern Myanmar.

Catholic cathedral complex bombed, bishop flees with refugees in worsening Myanmar civil war

Pope Francis greets pilgrims and poses for photos at the end of his general audience on Nov. 29, 2023.

Vatican: Pope’s health ‘stable’; treatment continues as lung inflammation remains

Pope Francis meets with professional soccer players from the Celtic Football Club, a team founded by an Irish Catholic religious brother, on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis meets with professional soccer team founded by a Catholic religious

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