New Pontiff Is Pope Francis of Argentina. ... Pope Francis recited the Lords' Prayer and the Hail Mary before making the sign of the cross to bless the crowd estimated to be more than 100,000 people.

Argentine street artist Martín Ron completed a 164-foot mural of Pope Francis in La Plata, marking the final piece in his ...

March 13, 2013— -- There's been some excited chatter that the new pope, Pope Francis of Argentina (formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio), has made history as the first-ever non-European pope.

Pope Francis was often called the "pope of the poor." Inspired by the Jesuit vision of poverty and the movement of priests working in shantytowns, he regularly visited some of the most deprived ...

Pope Francis, the Vatican's first ... San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina’s Senate passed a law legalizing elective abortion in Pope Francis' homeland early Wednesday after a marathon 12-hour session, a victory for the women’s ...

Pope Francis' passion for soccer was evident throughout his pontificate. But Francis, who died Monday at 88, also turned to the sport for anecdotes about camaraderie, fellowship and teamwork.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina's President Javier Milei held his first official audience with Pope Leo at the Vatican on Saturday where he confirmed that the pontiff will visit the South ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine soccer club San Lorenzo paid tributes to its fan Pope Francis during a national league home match on Saturday. The pontiff, who died last Monday at age ...

Childhood Favorites from Argentina. Growing up in Flores, a working-class neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Pope Francis—born Jorge Mario Bergoglio—was, as he once joked, “a good Argentinian who ...