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.

Pope Leo XIV has not yet had a chance to let his personality break through in a defining way. Yet if history is any guide, ...

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

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 ...

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.

Abortion will be legalized in Pope Francis' homeland up to the 14th week of pregnancy, and also will be legal after that time in cases of rape or danger to the mother’s life.

The world of sport remembers the life of Pope Francis, who passed away at 88-years-old on Monday BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Pope Francis' passion for soccer was evident throughout his pontificate.

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio to Italian immigrants in Argentina, Pope Francis met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Easter despite "tangling" over immigration policies by the Trump Administration.

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 ...

BUENOS AIRES — Argentina's President Javier Milei held his first official audience with Pope Leo on Saturday at the Vatican, where he confirmed the pontiff will visit the South American ...

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 ...