Although he never visited Argentina, Francis returned to South America when he visited Brazil in the first months of his ...

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

Pope Francis never set foot in his native Argentina during his papacy. That left many of the faithful in his homeland feeling ...

After the death of Francis in Argentina, there is ongoing debate about why the Pope never visited his homeland. Despite ...

Pope Francis made ... commemorating the visit with a painting. But that changed after his wife encouraged him and he began to learn about the pope's humble beginnings in Argentina and the ...

Beloved by followers as a ‘pope of the people’ After a dozen years of papal travel — including to nearly all Argentina’s neighbors — Francis referenced a plan to visit his native land ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born in Buenos Aires, never set foot in his homeland after becoming Pope Francis ... Francis referenced a plan to visit his native land last ...