BUNEOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine judge on Friday ruled that 20 cloistered nuns had suffered abuse for more than two decades at the hands of high-ranking clergy in the country’s conservative north, and ordered the accused archbishop and church officials to undergo psychological treatment and training in gender discrimination. The ruling in the homeland … Read more
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis and Argentine President Javier Milei embraced Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica, as Argentine faith and politics came together during a Mass to canonize the country’s first female saint. The ceremony to declare Mama Antula a saint marked the first meeting between the Argentine pope and Milei, who once called Francis … Read more
Updated December 15, 2023 at 9:40 a.m. EST|Published December 15, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EST A woman prays while awaiting Leda Bergonzi’s blessing in Rosario, Argentina. (Sebastián López Brach for The Washington Post)Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave ROSARIO, Argentina — They came by the thousands, praying for a miracle. There was the … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Both jeers and cheers for Argentina’s right-wing presidential candidate resounded with acoustic perfection inside the country’s legendary Colón Theater, laying bare the country’s polarization on the eve of Sunday’s runoff. The audience had gathered Friday evening in Latin America’s premiere opera house that is world-renowned for its acoustics to watch … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Batman and the Joker, a man decked out in a full-body lion costume, and another whose head and arms have been replaced by chainsaws. This isn’t Carnival or Comic-Con, but rather the outlandish campaign rally for Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei. In just a few short years, the right-wing populist Milei … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Economy Minister Sergio Massa produced a big surprise by finishing first in the opening round of Argentina’s presidential election, reflecting voters’ wariness about handing the presidency to his chief rival, a right-wing populist who upended national politics and pledged to drastically diminish the state. Massa’s victory over Javier Milei, a chainsaw-wielding … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Economy Minister Sergio Massa and former Security Minister Patricia Bullrich adapted shrewdly over their combined seven decades in Argentine politics. It remains to be seen whether experience is an asset or a liability in what has already been an atypical presidential race. Javier Milei, the mop-topped freshman lawmaker who leads most … Read more
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — A buyer from Argentina paid $42,120 for a manuscript of works, including seven unpublished stories, by legendary Argentine writer Julio Cortázar at an auction Thursday in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo. The bundle of 60-year-old sheets bound together with metal fasteners bearing the inscription “Julio Cortázar. Historias de Cronopios y de Famas. Paris. … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine bishop named by Pope Francis to steer a strong Vatican workplace that ensures doctrinal orthodoxy on Monday rejected accusations that he refused to consider victims of sexual abuse by a priest, saying he took actions when the allegations resurfaced in 2019. Monsignor Victor Manuel Fernández, archbishop of La Plata, … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Flying from Florida to Buenos Aires normally takes about 10 hours, however the turboprop touchdown in Argentina on Saturday was no regular aircraft. It had been en route for 20 days, and plenty of Argentines eagerly refreshed flight monitoring software program to maintain tabs on its progress. The Quick SC.7 Skyvan … Read more