Pope Francis, who was born in Argentina, delivered a video message in Portuguese to the organizers, players and fans of the World Cup in Brazil. The tournament opens with the Brazil-Croatia match ...

Let’s pray for peace in the world, and the end of all conflicts," he said. The 85-year-old Argentine is a card-holding fan of the Buenos Aires club San Lorenzo. FIFA World Cup Religion ...

Top-flight soccer matches in Italy and Argentina have been postponed after the death of Pope Francis. ... Argentine pope," Lionel Messi, another Argentina ... Get more from FIFA Men's World Cup ...

Argentina celebrated Francis’ becoming pope with an ecstasy otherwise reserved for the country's three World Cup soccer championships. But that initial excitement over the former archbishop of ...

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21 at age 88 and shocked the world. The Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who was named Francis on March 13 2013, was very close to the world of soccer, as he ...

VATICAN CITY — In a video message Pope Francis sent for the start of the World Cup, he outlined the importance of good sportsmanship, stating that this attitude helps in building a more peaceful ...

Pope Francis traveled around the world during his 12-year papacy, stopping in 68 countries with 47 Apostolic Visits but never returned to his native Argentina. Francis, the former archbishop of ...

Francis called Holodomor a “terrible genocide” and an “extermination by starvation,” which was caused by Joseph Stalin. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is being played in Qatar, an emirate on the ...

Pope Francis blesses faithfuls as he arrives to celebrate the Mass of Assumption of Mary at Daejeon World Cup stadium in Daejeon, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Credit: AP/Gregorio Borgia ...

Francis' popularity declined at home. Argentina celebrated Francis’ becoming pope with an ecstasy otherwise reserved for the country's three World Cup soccer championships.

Top-flight soccer matches in Italy and Argentina were postponed after the death of Pope Francis on Monday. The wider soccer and sports world paid homage after Francis died at 88.

Top-flight soccer matches in Italy and Argentina were postponed after the death of Pope Francis on Monday. The Buenos Aires club that the Argentine pontiff supported throughout his life was also ...