Tag: Pope Francis

Thursday, June 8th 2023 - 08:45 UTC
Pope Francis recovering well after hernia surgery

Argentina-born Pope Francis Wednesday underwent abdominal hernia surgery “without complications” at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where he will remain for a few days, it was reported. The Pontiff is expected to resume his activities by June 18, the Vatican confirmed.
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Thursday, June 1st 2023 - 10:22 UTC
Pope Francis and Lula discuss Ukraine and possible trips

Pope Francis and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday discussed the situation in Ukraine during a telephone conversation in which the South American leader invited the Argentine priest to visit his country soon.
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Saturday, May 27th 2023 - 08:00 UTC
Pope Francis picks Río Gallegos Bishop as new head of Church in Argentina

Pope Francis has picked the 55-year-old Bishop of Río Gallegos Jorge García Cuerva to become the new Archbishop of Buenos Aires after Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli submitted his resignation due to his age. Poli succeeded Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio when he became Pope in 2013.
Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 21:32 UTC
Argentina's president breaks protocol during religious service

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez broke protocol and delivered a few words during the Te Deum held on Thursday at the Buenos Aires Cathedral on the occasion of the national holiday of May 25. Traditionally, May 25 marks the expulsion of the Spanish viceroy in 1810, but in 2023 it signified the 20th anniversary of Néstor Kirchner's coming to power, which is what Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) would later celebrate under heavy rain in Plaza de Mayo.
Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 09:44 UTC
Pope welcomes Ecuadorian President, calls for no more deaths in Peru

The Argentine-born Pope Francis welcomed Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso at the Vatican during the weekend to discuss indigenous issues and other matters concerning South America. Last week, the Catholic leader also held a meeting with Paraguay's Mario Abdo Benítez.
Friday, January 20th 2023 - 18:33 UTC
Paraguayan President meets with Pope on second day of Italian tour

Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday paid a visit to the Argentina-born Pope Francis in Vatican City. The encounter, held at 10.30 local time, lasted 20 minutes during which both leaders discussed the fight against poverty and the overcoming of inequalities, in addition to the challenges facing the Abdo administration regarding climate change in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, December 28th 2022 - 18:09 UTC
Benedict XVI seriously ill

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is “very ill” and Pope Francis has asked for prayers for his predecessor, it was reported Wednesday in Vatican City.
Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 11:53 UTC
Francis kisses and blesses an Argentine flag and received soil from the Falklands cemetery

Pope Francis on Wednesday received the head of the Buenos Aires Malvinas Museum, Edgardo Esteban, who visited him at his official residence in the Vatican, and as a gift gave him some soil from the Falklands Argentine military cemetery at Darwin.
Monday, October 10th 2022 - 10:06 UTC
Pope canonizes third Argentine saint

Italian immigrant Artemides Zatti, who spent most of his life as an Argentine nurse has been canonized Sunday by Pope Francis for his work in Patagonia after the Vatican confirmed a miracle attributed to his intercession. He took up Argentine citizenship in 1914.
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 09:57 UTC
Pope Francis mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth and sends condolences to King Charles III

Pope Francis sends his condolences to King Charles III and the people of the United Kingdom for the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and praises her “life of unstinting service to the good of the Nation and the Commonwealth”.