Argentina’s infamous “blue chip” or black market dollar exchange rate – known locally as “dólar blue” has served as a fear gauge over the past few decades. At least since the latest ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born in Buenos Aires, never set foot in his homeland after becoming Pope Francis in 2013. That left many of the faithful in Argentina ...

His election took Crespo and all of Argentina by surprise, while the rest of the world wondered who Jorge Bergoglio was. In the following months, the local government even organized a special tour ...

BUENOS AIRES, April 22 (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 ...

On April 21, 2025, Argentina was struck by the heartbreaking news of the death of Pope Francis, the former archbishop of Buenos Aires, at the age of 88 in the Vatican following a prolonged illness.

Reporting from Buenos Aires, Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo noted that many were unhappy that Francis never visited Argentina while pope, even though he visited other countries on the continent.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager, packed the cathedral where he spoke as archbishop and prayed Monday ...

Former Buenos Aires archbishop never returned as pope Francis praised for his attention to poor Death leaves 'mark of pain,' says one Argentine mourner BUENOS AIRES, April 21 (Reuters ...

The building was adorned with a photo of the pontiff, bunches of white flowers and the blue and white flag of Argentina. The government said there would be seven days of mourning. “The pope of ...

Others lit candles in quiet elegy. For many in perennially crisis-stricken Argentina, Francis' willingness to champion the poor, challenge governments and delight in everything from tango to ...

But the one-time Archbishop of Buenos Aires never returned to Argentina, where he divided opinion but gained the moniker of the "slum pope" for his focus on the poor and spending time in the capital's ...