Overview
- More than 100 bishops convened in Pilar from November 3–7 for the 127th Plenary Assembly, opened by Archbishop Marcelo Colombo.
- Colombo urged permanent consensus-building in national life and declared that no one should be excluded from the search for solutions.
- He spotlighted people with disabilities, retirees, and victims of addiction and trafficking, and condemned the rapid spread of online gambling.
- The Church’s social pastoral arm pressed Vice President Victoria Villarruel and the Senate to take up online betting limits before the bill loses parliamentary status.
- Bishops reported frustration at not being received by President Javier Milei and noted only one in-person contact with the secretary of Worship about 10 months ago, as the assembly proceeds with pastoral exchanges, work with lay collaborators, clergy welfare discussions, and a concluding pilgrimage to Luján without a collective statement yet.