Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Pope sets out on mission to 'embrace the poorest'
Mar 20, 2013 01:45 EDT
Pope Francis has donned the symbols of papal power, vowing to embrace the "poorest" at a grand inauguration in the Vatican as leader of a troubled Roman Catholic Church.
Pope vows to 'embrace poorest' at grand inauguration
Mar 19, 2013 16:45 EDT
Pope Francis donned the symbols of papal power and vowed to embrace the "poorest" of humanity on Tuesday at a grand inauguration in the Vatican as leader of a troubled Roman Catholic Church.
Pope Francis greets crowds at inauguration
Mar 19, 2013 04:25 EDT
Pope Francis swept into St Peter's Square on Tuesday to greet throngs of pilgrims before a sumptuous ceremony in which Latin America's first pontiff will receive the formal symbols of papal power.
Pope Francis set for grandiose inauguration mass
Mar 18, 2013 23:07 EDT
World leaders flew in for Pope Francis's inauguration mass in St Peter's Square on Tuesday where Latin America's first pontiff will receive the formal symbols of papal power.
Argentina asks for Falklands help in pope's first talks
Mar 18, 2013 16:58 EDT
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner on Monday asked compatriot Pope Francis to mediate in the Falkland Islands' dispute with Britain at the new pontiff's first talks with a head of state, as world leaders flew in for his inauguration mass.
Argentine president asks pope to mediate in Falklands
Mar 18, 2013 13:28 EDT
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner on Monday asked compatriot Pope Francis to mediate in the Falkland Islands' dispute with Britain at the new pontiff's first talks with a head of state, as world leaders flew in for his inauguration mass.
Argentine leader asks pope to intervene in Falklands row
Mar 18, 2013 11:40 EDT
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner said Monday that she had asked her compatriot Pope Francis to intervene in the row between their country and Britain over the Falkland Islands.
Pope holds first political talks with Argentine president
Mar 18, 2013 11:01 EDT
Pope Francis received compatriot President Cristina Kirchner of Argentina in the Vatican on Monday in his first meeting with a head of state as world leaders arrived in Rome ahead of his inauguration mass.
World leaders head to Rome for pope's inaugural mass
Mar 18, 2013 05:33 EDT
World leaders arrived in Rome ahead of an inauguration mass for Pope Francis who receives compatriot President Cristina Kirchner of Argentina on Monday in his first meeting with a head of state.
Folksy pope wins more hearts with first Angelus
Mar 17, 2013 12:07 EDT
Pope Francis on Sunday underscored his man-of-the-people approach with his first Angelus prayer as pontiff, taking a folksy tone in front of 150,000 enthusiastic pilgrims in St Peter's Square.
'Pray for me', Pope Francis urges at first Angelus
Mar 17, 2013 08:01 EDT
Pope Francis appeared before some 150,000 pilgrims massed in St Peter's Square on Sunday for his first Angelus prayer and asked the faithful to pray for him.
Pope begins to outline vision for Catholic Church
Mar 16, 2013 23:11 EDT
Pope Francis begins his papacy in earnest on Sunday ahead of his formal inauguration mass, with a weekly prayer address used by previous pontiffs to comment on international affairs.
Pope Francis wants 'Church for the poor'
Mar 16, 2013 11:58 EDT
Pope Francis called for "a poor Church for the poor" in an address to journalists from around the world on Saturday, as part of a charm offensive characterised by an informal style in contrast with the Vatican's monumental halls of power.
Chiseled by multitudes, a chalice for Pope Francis
Mar 15, 2013 15:42 EDT
An Argentine silversmith has invited multitudes of well-wishers to hammer thousands of chisel marks onto a silver chalice he is designing as a gift for Pope Francis.
New Pope warns Church of dangers of inaction
Mar 14, 2013 23:58 EDT
Pope Francis has warned that the troubled Catholic Church risks becoming little more than a charity with no spiritual foundations if it fails to undergo renewal.
Pope Francis remembered as a 'little devil' at school
Mar 14, 2013 19:49 EDT
Decades before he became Pope Francis, Jorge Bergoglio was a "little devil" who jumped up and down the stairs of his century-old Buenos Aires school, the establishment's mother superior told AFP.
Pope Francis warns Church of dangers of inaction
Mar 14, 2013 17:33 EDT
Pope Francis warned on Thursday that the troubled Catholic Church risked becoming little more than a charity with no spiritual foundations if it failed to undergo renewal.
Social media greet first pope picked in Twitter age
Mar 14, 2013 10:58 EDT
Three Latin words from the papal Twitter account announcing Pope Francis's election were re-tweeted en masse as millions online congratulated the new pontiff, though some raised questions about his relationship with the former military dictatorship in his native Argentina.
World hails Pope Francis as non-Catholics seek better ties
Mar 14, 2013 08:01 EDT
Pope Francis received a flood of goodwill messages from around the world Thursday with non-Catholics hoping his papacy will usher in better ties with the Vatican.
Francis takes first steps as pontiff
Mar 14, 2013 05:02 EDT
Pope Francis, Latin American's first pontiff, visited a Rome basilica on Thursday at the start of a papacy looking to bring the Catholic Church closer to ordinary people.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Cristina Fernández de Kirchner | |
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| Assumed office December 10, 2007 | |
| Vice President | Julio Cobos |
| Preceded by | Néstor Kirchner |
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| In office May 25, 2003 – December 10, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Hilda Duhalde |
| Succeeded by | Néstor Kirchner (First Spouse of Argentina) |
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| In office December 10, 2005 – November 28, 2007 | |
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| In office December 10, 2001 – December 9, 2005 December 10, 1995 – December 3, 1997 | |
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| In office December 10, 1997 – December 9, 2001 | |
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| Born | 19 February 1953 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] |
| Political party | Front for Victory (FPV) Justicialist Party (PJ) |
| Spouse(s) | Néstor Kirchner |
| Children | Máximo Kirchner Florencia Kirchner |
| Alma mater | National University of La Plata |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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| Website | The Casa Rosada |
