Like many other older churchmen, politicians and businessmen in Argentina, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been questioned by some for his role during this country’s bloody 1976–83 military ...

While Argentina experienced seven separate coups between 1930 and the reestablishment of democracy in 1983, it is the country's "Dirty War" that is perhaps the most infamous. This period, which ...

This project was produced by New York University's GlobalBeat program. Production assistance was provided by Gabriela Pinasco, Claudia Ricca and Clare Francis, with additional videography by Will ...

If the papal transition is of intense interest to you, I’d strongly suggest watching my entire bloggingheads interview with RD contributor Mary Hunt, a Catholic theologian who lived in Argentina ...

Ana María Careaga was just 16 when she was kidnapped, stolen by the regime then running Argentina. To her mother, Esther Ballestrino de Careaga, it was as if she had vanished. It was an event that ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine high court Friday suspended a controversial decision to grant bail to high-profile defendants accused of torturing and killing dissidents during the 1976-1983 ...