• Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals to help carry out Catholic Church reforms

    Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals to help carry out Catholic Church reforms

    Sep 30, 2023 06:26 PM EDT

    ... Argentina, and that the scale of the problem globally has long cried out for authoritative, high-ranking leadership. On the eve of the consistory to make Fernandez a cardinal, clergy abuse survivors including a La Plata victim rallied near the Vatican, calling on Francis to rescind the nomination. “No bishop ...

  • Miami Mayor Suarez suspends 2024 GOP presidential bid after failing to qualify for debate

    Miami Mayor Suarez suspends 2024 GOP presidential bid after failing to qualify for debate

    Aug 29, 2023 06:39 PM EDT

    ... not issue an endorsement, saying instead, “I look forward to keeping in touch with the other Republican presidential candidates and doing what I can to make sure our party puts forward a strong nominee who can inspire and unify the country, renew Americans’ trust in our institutions and in each ...

  • Pope Francis denounces 'backward' attitudes of conservatives in U.S. Catholic Church

    Pope Francis denounces 'backward' attitudes of conservatives in U.S. Catholic Church

    Aug 28, 2023 05:17 PM EDT

    ... came across many Catholics, including some U.S. bishops, who criticized Francis’ 10-year papacy as well as today’s Jesuits. The 86-year-old Argentine acknowledged his point, saying there was “a very strong, organized, reactionary attitude” in the U.S. church, which he called “backward.” He warned that ...

  • These are the 8 candidates vying for the GOP nomination at the first primary debate

    These are the 8 candidates vying for the GOP nomination at the first primary debate

    Aug 23, 2023 04:53 PM EDT

    ... Trump is expected to go to Atlanta for booking on state racketeering charges over his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Who didn't make it? Francis Suarez The Miami mayor told The Associated Press on Friday that he had qualified for the debate, but party officials disagreed. Senior ...

  • China confirms President Xi will attend BRICS summit in South Africa

    China confirms President Xi will attend BRICS summit in South Africa

    Aug 18, 2023 08:32 PM EDT

    ... Mauro Vieira said following the comments by Lula, who since taking office has repeatedly bucked the existing Western-dominated international structure. Among the hopefuls are Argentina, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Iran and Venezuela, Vieira said. Facing isolation by the U.S. and European Union, China and Russia have ...

  • Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on U.S. to declassify documents on Chile's 1973 coup

    Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on U.S. to declassify documents on Chile's 1973 coup

    Aug 18, 2023 06:03 PM EDT

    ... begin a new future.” U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro from Texas said the visit to the museum was a reminder that it was important “to make sure that a tragedy and a horror like this never, ever happens again in Chile or in Latin America or anywhere else around the ...

  • 2023 Women’s World Cup puts spotlight back on pay equity issues in soccer

    2023 Women’s World Cup puts spotlight back on pay equity issues in soccer

    Jul 22, 2023 09:40 PM EDT

    ... to play football to buy jerseys, to want to, you know, buy tickets for games. So all of that when we see the Brazil and Argentina and the other countries that care about so much on, you know, the men's game, and never cared about the women's game ...

  • News Wrap: Ala. lawmakers approve congressional map without 2nd majority-Black district

    News Wrap: Ala. lawmakers approve congressional map without 2nd majority-Black district

    Jul 21, 2023 10:50 PM EDT

    ... points to close it 35228. The Nasdaq fell 30 points. The S&P 500 added a point.  And soccer great Lionel Messi will make his American debut tonight with his new team, Inter Miami of Major League soccer. They will face off against Mexico City's Cruz Azul ...

  • South America's presidents meet in Brazil for the first regional summit in 9 years

    South America's presidents meet in Brazil for the first regional summit in 9 years

    May 29, 2023 06:55 PM EDT

    ... of voters' rejection of a leftist-influenced draft to replace the Chile's dictatorship-era charter. A similar swing toward the right is possible in Argentina, given that incumbent President Alberto Fernández will not seek reelection this year amid rampant inflation. Venezuela's Maduro arrived Monday for the Brasilia gathering ...

  • What to expect from this year's blockbuster Cannes Film Festival

    What to expect from this year's blockbuster Cannes Film Festival

    May 15, 2023 06:16 PM EDT

    ... every year, bring new directors to wider film audiences. Senegalese filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s “Banel & Adama” is the rare first feature in Palme competition. Argentine filmmaker Rodrigo Moreno, 50, will be making his first trip to Cannes with “The Delinquents,” a heist drama sprinkled with existentialism and cinematic flourishes ...