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How Pope Francis’ early life in Argentina shines light on his time in the Vatican
Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...
In Argentina, debates over Pope Francis' legacy lead to one question: Why didn’t he return?
Francis expressed sympathy for the strife of Argentines pulled into poverty as they bore the brunt of Milei’s fiscal shock ...
Argentina's surprise peso strength tempers fears of inflation comeback
Argentina's peso is gaining ground despite being unleashed from years-long currency controls designed to stop it falling, ...
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Where Pope Francis Awakened His Vocation: Easter Monday Mass in Bergoglio’s Barrio
Just a few blocks from his childhood home, on Monday evening, the Basilica de San José de Flores in Buenos Aires was packed ...
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‘One isn’t born a saint’: School nuns remember Pope Francis as a boy
At the school in Buenos Aires where he started his religious journey at the young age of five, the nuns remember the boy who ...
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U.S. is ready to offer FX credit line to Argentina
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration would be prepared to extend an Foreign Exchange credit ...
A Choice That Sent a Message: Looking Back at Francis’ 2013 Election as Pope
Here is a look back at Francis’ appointment as pope in March 2013. From the archives: A look back at Francis’ appointment as ...
Archbishop of Buenos Aires: 'The pope of the poor has left us'
A crowd of mourners gathered to bid farewell to Pope Francis at his former place of work in Buenos Aires on Monday. "The ...
Pope Francis never visited his homeland of Argentina in his papacy. Some blame its volatile politics
Pope Francis never set foot in his native Argentina during his papacy, and that left many of the faithful in his homeland ...