In the impoverished Buenos Aires neighborhood of Villa 21-24, 68-year-old painter Heriberto Ayala still remembers how Pope ...

As archbishop in Buenos Aires, Pope Francis championed the work ... "He liked this style that we priests of the slums have, of living in a neighborhood and building the life of the church in ...

had served as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires where his closeness to the poor earned him a nickname: “the slum pope.” “I pray for him to have a speedy recovery,” 55-year-old housewife Dora ...

Pope Francis, once an archbishop visiting Buenos Aires' impoverished Villa 21-24, remains cherished for his humble connections. Although he faces health challenges, locals honor his efforts to ...

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - In the impoverished Buenos ... later earning him the nickname of "papa villero", or slum pope. Reuters spoke to half a dozen residents and churchgoers in those ...

BUENOS AIRES — In the impoverished Buenos Aires neighborhood of ... later earning him the nickname of "papa villero," or slum pope. Rita Fernandez, 70, walks outside the Virgen de Caacupe chapel.

While he served as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis earned the nickname "the slum pope" due to his closeness to the poor and underprivileged.

In Argentina's poor barrios, residents remember 'slum pope' Francis ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (OSV News ... who 17 years ago gave the initial kick-start to begin the task that we, the priests of the slums, have been carrying out and that he has always accompanied up to ...