The Slums Of Buenos Aires Are Too Wet And Too Dry On rainy days, wastewater floods into homes. Yet on those very same days, residents often can't draw water from their taps.

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People attend Mass at the Virgen de Caacupe chapel, following the death of Pope Francis, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 21, 2025.

In the slums of Buenos Aires, the parish continues to be the place where people not only receive the sacraments, but also where they look for help. Taking the Catholic Pulse.

ROSARIO, Argentina –COVID-19 is growing in Argentina, particularly in the shantytowns of the greater Buenos Aires area. The government made efforts to protect the country’s estimated 8,000 ...

Speaking via instant message from her home in Buenos Aires, a mug of honeyed tea at her elbow and MSN Messenger blinking on her Dell Dimension 3000, Hwang says that the water in Buenos Aires ...

In the poor Zavaleta district of Buenos Aires, amidst precarious houses and narrow alleys, Marina Ayala walks the same streets Pope Francis walked during his years as a priest to reach the local ...

In the heart of Buenos Aires, locals mourn the loss of Pope Francis, the 'slum pope,' who dedicated his life to the poor and left a legacy of humility and compassion.

In the poor Zavaleta district of Buenos Aires, amidst precarious houses and narrow alleys, Marina Ayala walks the same streets Pope Francis walked during his years as a priest to reach the local ...