VATICAN CITY -- Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: ...

The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936. He was chosen ...

Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...

Francis never gave an explicit answer for not returning as pontiff to his native country, but some experts say he worried ...

A woman holds a photo of the late Pope Francis during an inter-religious Mass in honor of the late pontiff at the Cathedral ...

Francis expressed sympathy for the strife of Argentines pulled into poverty as they bore the brunt of Milei’s fiscal shock ...

From a commemorative jersey to a stadium in his name, Argentine football plans a slew of tributes to its late "Captain" Pope ...

Distinct to Argentina, and emerging in the 1960s, the theology of the people shared liberation theology’s focus on social ...

A faithful holds a portrait of late Pope Francis at the Basílica de San José de Flores, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff in the Roman Catholic Church, died at 88 years old after a stroke led to heart failure, leaving behind a legacy of humility, compassion, and a desire to serve the ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pupy the elephant arrived at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, Friday following a 2,700-kilometer (1,680-mile) overland journey from a zoo ...