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Enrique Villegas

Articles By Enrique Villegas

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV in Argentina: Here is the website, the official song, the registration page, and the oil painting of the Pope with the Virgin of Luján

The preparations for the November 8–11 apostolic visit are now moving into a more practical phase. The Argentine bishops’ conference has launched the official website for the trip, providing information about the scheduled celebrations, meetings and participation requirements. From October 8, pilgrims and volunteers will be able to register, while journalists and media organizations will receive information about accreditation.

Local Church

Brazil’s Election Turns Our Lady of Aparecida Into the Center of a Battle

The religious dimension of the campaign is not accidental. Brazil remains a country in which Catholic and evangelical identities carry substantial political weight, although the two candidates draw support from different religious constituencies. The election has therefore encouraged both campaigns to speak to voters whose political choices are intertwined, in different ways, with their religious convictions.

Good News•Local Church•Virgin Mary

Argentine government designates two Catholic shrines as protected sites: one dedicated to Our Lady of Schoenstatt and the other to Saint “cura Brochero”

The national Chamber of Deputies approved with 207 votes the law declaring the Camino de Brochero an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Argentina. The Senate had already given the initiative preliminary approval in September 2025, and the latest vote completes the legislative process.