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Young woman dies after getting legal abortion in Argentina
A young woman in Argentina died April 11 following a legal chemical abortion, the first such recorded death after the... Read more
Judge in Argentine province declares abortion law unconstitutional
A provincial judge in Argentina on Thursday declared the law legalizing elective abortion in the country unconstitutional. The ruling applies... Read more
Catholic women launch campaign spiritually to adopt seminarians as Argentine seminary closes
A group of Catholic women in the Diocese of San Rafael have launched a campaign to adopt the seminarians affected... Read more
Argentine priest suspended for punching bishop who closed seminary
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
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
Bishop urges prayer after Diego Maradona's death
Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack at the age of 60. Maradona is regarded... Read more
Pope Francis encourages Argentine women opposing legal abortion
Pope Francis has written a note to women in his homeland who asked him to help make known their opposition... Read more
Argentine president hopes Pope Francis 'won't be angry' over abortion bill
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 hails Argentina’s doctors and nurses as ‘unsung heroes’ of pandemic
Pope Francis hailed Argentina’s healthcare workers as the “unsung heroes” of the coronavirus pandemic in a video message released Friday. Read more
Militants descrate Church in Argentine Patagonia
A group of militants charged into a Catholic church in Argentina on Friday, beat the priest, desecrated the Eucharist, and... Read more
Diocesan commission backs Argentina bishop over seminary closing
Amid tension and protests in one Argentine city over the Vatican-ordered closure of a diocesan seminary, some Catholics have expressed... Read more
New protests over closure of seminary in Argentina
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’
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
The Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina, warned last week that he will impose canonical sanctions on priests who distribute Communion... Read more
Argentine bishop says Vatican ordered seminary closed
An Argentine bishop said Friday the seminary in his diocese was ordered closed last month by a decision of the... Read more
Pope Francis sends message to priests on Argentina’s coronavirus front line
Pope Francis sent a video message Thursday to the priests who work in Argentina’s poor neighborhoods serving the sick and... Read more
Bishop Zanchetta returns to work at the Vatican amid abuse trial in Argentina
Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta has returned to work at the Vatican amid an ongoing trial in Argentina, where he has been... Read more
More than 300,000 attend Argentina's online March for Life
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
An Argentine archbishop has proposed 13 measures that would aim to allow churches to reopen churches during the coronavirus pandemic... Read more
Priests have 'grave responsibility' to bring sacraments to the sick, Argentine bishops say
As Argentina remains under a government-ordered lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the bishops of Buenos Aires have... Read more
