Argentines bid farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday, holding a massive open-air mass in front of the cathedral where he ...

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 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – In ...

Pope Francis' journey from the streets of Flores, a neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to the Vatican, is a remarkable ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Pope Francis' beloved soccer ... became central to Bergoglio’s image as the “Pope of the people.” “When I read the story of San Lorenzo, everything came ...

Pope Francis' Beloved Soccer Team in Buenos Aires Mourns Its Most Famous Fan BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP ... s image as the “Pope of the people.” “When I read the story of San Lorenzo ...

People cry during a mass in Metropolitan Cathedral, where Pope Francis, as Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio, used to perform mass, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 21, 2025. Pope Francis ...

Jorge Bergoglio was born in Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, on December 17 ... preferring to take the bus with ordinary people, and cooked his own meals. “He never had a car, that was ...

From his early years in Argentina ... at PEOPLE since July 2022. Dan Kitwood/Getty Before he was elected Pope Francis in 2013, he was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936 in Buenos Aires.

Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...