Pope’s death sparks outpouring of grief in Argentina

Argentinian Gregoria Caceres prays next to a picture of Pope Francis placed outside the Virgin of Caacupé chapel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 21, 2025, after the death of Pope Francis was announced (OSV News photo/AMatias Baglietto, Reuters) Pope …

Argentina mourns loss of papal son Francis

BUENOS AIRES—Grief-stricken Argentines massed at Buenos Aires Cathedral and across the city Monday (Tuday Manila time) to collectively mourn the late pontiff, hero, defender of the marginalized, and one of their own: Pope Francis. When news of the pope’s …

Football features heavily in tributes to soccer-loving Pope Francis in his native Argentina

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 line to Argentina if an unexpected outside event threatened the country’s economic progress. Bessent’s comment at a private meeting …

How Pope Francis’ early life in Argentina shines light on his time in the Vatican

(CNN) — On March 13, 2013, Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican: a new pope was elected. As with millions of Catholics in Latin America, he was curious to know …

PHOTO COLLECTION: Argentina reacts to Pope Francis' death

Maria Teresa Delgado holds a portrait of the late Pope Francis during Mass at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025.

Fan 88235: Pope Francis honoured by hometown football team in Argentina

Pope Francis – then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio – is seen in this photo holding a jersey of his football clubPHOTO: REUTERS BUENOS AIRES – Argentina-born Pope Francis, who died on April 21, is being honoured at his local hometown soccer club in Buenos …

PHOTO COLLECTION: Argentina reacts to Pope Francis' death

Argentina's surprise peso strength tempers fears of inflation comeback

By Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s peso is gaining ground despite being unleashed from years-long currency controls designed to stop it falling, helping to banish fears that Argentina’s recurring nightmare – inflation – will return. The …

Bessent: US would offer Argentina credit line in event of global shock — agency

United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. would offer Argentina a credit line if a global shock were to put the country’s economic recovery at risk, sources told Bloomberg news agency. Bessent said that the U.S. administration would be …