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Argentine Bishop speaks out against “politicisation” of Covid-19 vaccine
February 23, 2021
Argentinian Bishop Oscar Vicente Ojea spoke out against the “politicisation" of the Covid-19 vaccine after Argentina’s health minister resigned amid accusations that he gave vaccines out as political favours.
Planned Parenthood’s international arm boasts financing efforts to legalize abortion in Argentina
January 01, 2021
According to a November 2020 survey carried by independent pollster Giacobbe & Asociados, 60% of Argentinians opposed the law, while only 26.7% were in favor.
After abortion is legalized in Argentina, Catholic bishops decry chasm between politicians and the people
December 31, 2020
The long-debated bill to legalize abortion presented by President Alberto Fernandez to fulfill a campaign promise was finally approved in the senate with 38 votes in favor, 29 against, 1 abstention, and 4 absences.
Paraguay’s Congress responds to legalization of abortion in Argentina with a minute of silence
December 31, 2020
In a statement and a video released by the Paraguayan Congress' press office, the representatives observed the minute of silence upon the request of congressman Raúl Latorre.
Argentina Says the Quiet Pro-Choice Part Out Loud
December 30, 2020
There is so much bad faith and general dishonesty in public discourse over contentious issues, and particularly when people argue about abortion, that it is refreshing when someone tells the unvarnished truth about what they believe. This happened in the white-hot abortion debate in Argentina, which ended last night as the nation’s senate approved a
Why economists made a pilgrimage to Vatican City
February 13, 2020
It was quite an impressive array of experts, advocates and power-brokers that participated in a conference last week hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, to explore “New Forms of Solidarity: Towards Fraternal Inclusion, Integration and Innovation” at the Casina Pio IV. They included Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),
Meanwhile: Why an Argentine region is building 400 grottos
February 13, 2020
Argentina is celebrating a National Marian Year – and one diocese has come up with a distinctive way to honour Our Lady. Parishioners at Our Lady of the Rosary in Hualfín, in the north-west of the country, suggested building 400 Marian grottos, since it is the 400th anniversary of the devotion to Our Lady of
Argentina’s bishops pledge to fight on after abortion vote
June 15, 2018
The bishops said they would 'continue fighting for the dignity of all human life'
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