Lucia Herrera

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Natalie Alcoba, Lucía Cholakian Herrera and Daniel PolitiApr 22, 2025 – 3.53pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Buenos Aires | Little by little, the church pews of Argentina filled up on Monday (Tuesday AEST). Catholics woke up after a weekend filled with Easter celebrations to the news that Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff and a native son, had died.

2 days ago | courthousenews.com | Lucía Cholakian Herrera |Lucia Herrera

BUENOS AIRES (CN) — The Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires is often filled with tourists and school visits, but Monday morning, they blended with mourners gathering from everywhere in the city after hearing the news of the death of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old leader of 1.4 billion Catholics died at 7:35 a.m. Vatican time, or 3:35 a.m. in Argentina, meaning most citizens woke up to the news on the radio, TV and newspaper covers. It was a nationwide shock to the many gathered in sacred places.

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Lucía Cholakian Herrera |Lucia Herrera

BUENOS AIRES (CN) — As global markets reeled from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, Argentina and the International Monetary Fund wrapped up a monthlong negotiation this week on what will become the country’s 28th agreement with the institution since the 1950s. The IMF has played a crucial and often controversial role in Argentina’s economic trajectory. In 2001, the financial agency refused to disburse funds corresponding to a previous agreement.

1 month ago | courthousenews.com | Lucia Herrera |Lucia Herrera

BUENOS AIRES (CN) — It was 10 years ago that Serena Ferro, now 18, heard about the last Argentine dictatorship for the first time. Her parents took her to the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory, built in one of the over 50 places that the military junta used to carry out their crimes, known as “clandestine centers.” “I decided, at that time, that I would try my best to talk about what had happened, and to demand justice,” she said.

1 month ago | courthousenews.com | Lucia Herrera |Lucia Herrera

SANTIAGO, Chile (CN) — The concrete around the Baquedano station is fresh as construction workers come and go among machines and tools. It’s part of a yearlong renovation aimed at expanding and improving a vital area of Chile's capital. It is also a relic of a bygone era in Santiago: The epicenter of the 2019 social uprising is transforming — tidier, cleaner and quieter. But some who hoped to see deeper changes after their nation's mass protests wonder why the government hasn't done more.