Articles by Julieta Villar
Argentine legislative leader anticipates 2025 attempt to repeal abortion law
Dec 17, 2024 / 07:00 am“I’m pro-life, literally. Without hesitation. A light blue neckerchief supporter from here to China,” Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies President Martín Menem said.
Pope Francis laicizes schismatic Argentine priest
Nov 19, 2024 / 15:05 pmFernando María Cornet wrote a book in 2023 titled “Habemus Antipapam?” (“Do We Have an Antipope?”), Argentine newspaper La Nación reported.
Church in Argentina hails ‘exemplary ruling’ against surrogacy
Nov 6, 2024 / 14:15 pmThe court rejected the request of a “married” male couple who had contracted with a woman for a child and wanted to be registered as the parents.
More than 50,000 Chilean youth make pilgrimage to shrine of St. Teresa of the Andes
Oct 17, 2024 / 07:00 am“With Teresa, Pilgrims of Hope” was the theme that drew more than 50,000 young Chileans to the shrine of St. Teresa of the Andes.
Local bishop encourages the faithful following raging fire that destroyed church in Chile
Oct 16, 2024 / 18:10 pmIn a video message recorded in front of the gutted-out church, Bishop Isauro Covili Linfati noted the people have gone through “such a difficult and painful situation.”
Pope Francis meets with Argentine vice president Victoria Villarruel
Oct 15, 2024 / 15:32 pmPope Francis received the vice president of Argentina, Victoria Villarruel, in a meeting in which they discussed the situation in the country and exchanged gifts.
UPDATE: New Vatican document confirms expulsion of Argentine priest from clerical state
Oct 9, 2024 / 07:00 amFather Ariel Príncipi had been accused of crimes against the Sixth Commandment, which include cases of sexual abuse of minors.
More than 2 million Argentinians make pilgrimage to Our Lady of Lujan Shrine
Oct 8, 2024 / 15:45 pm“Mother, Under Your Gaze We Seek Unity” was the theme that brought together more than 2.3 million this past weekend to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lujan.
Opus Dei in Argentina denies accusations of human trafficking and labor exploitation
Oct 2, 2024 / 17:15 pmThe Prelature of Opus Dei in Argentina has “categorically denied” recently publicized allegations of human trafficking and labor exploitation.
‘Feast of the Miracle’ in Argentina attracts more than half a million pilgrims
Sep 17, 2024 / 15:55 pmMore than 650,000 pilgrims gathered this past weekend in the city of Salta, Argentina, to celebrate the Feast of Our Lord and the Virgin of the Miracle.
Argentina’s primatial see moves from Buenos Aires: What does the change entail?
Jul 24, 2024 / 12:30 pmWhat are the implications of Pope Francis’ decision to move the primatial see of Argentina to Santiago del Estero? What does this new title mean?
Argentine bishops speak out about interrupting Mass with political chants
Jun 19, 2024 / 16:30 pmRecently, participants at Mass in Argentina started chanting the political slogan “the country is not for sale,” an expression of opposition to President Javier Milei.
During Mass, Argentine priest leads congregation in political chant used against Milei
Jun 13, 2024 / 15:40 pmA Catholic priest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, incorporated into the celebration of the Mass a political chorus used in protests against President Javier Milei.
Chile’s bishops push back against president’s abortion and euthanasia advocacy
Jun 5, 2024 / 06:00 amIn the president’s June 1 address to the opening session of congress, he announced that at the end of the year he will introduce a bill to legalize abortion.
Corpus Christi: 30,000 people expected to turn out for festival in Bolivia stadium
May 28, 2024 / 15:20 pmAfter a four-year hiatus, the Corpus Christi festival is returning this year to Montero, Bolivia, where it is expected to draw about 30,000 people.
Analysis: Jesuit sex abuse scandal in Bolivia could be used politically to repress Church
Apr 27, 2024 / 08:00 amJournalists from ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, traveled to Bolivia to look into the implications of the case of Jesuit priest Alfonso Pedrajas.
Argentine doctor completes prison sentence for preventing a chemical abortion in process
Apr 22, 2024 / 17:30 pmIn 2019, for preventing the completion of a chemical abortion, Leandro Rodríguez Lastra was given a one-year-and-two-months suspended sentence.
Argentine archbishop found guilty of gender-based violence against nuns
Apr 12, 2024 / 16:30 pmA civil court judge in Argentina has ruled in favor of the Carmelite sisters there in a case of alleged gender-based violence against the local archbishop.
Argentine President Milei: Abortion is aggravated homicide
Mar 9, 2024 / 06:00 amThe president of Argentina, Javier Milei, says abortion “is murder aggravated by the bond” between mother and child.
What is inclusive language and why is it dangerous?
Mar 3, 2024 / 08:00 amInclusive language has been identified as “one of the tools” of gender ideology, a school of thought that has been repeatedly criticized by the Catholic Church.