BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born in Buenos Aires, never set foot in his homeland after becoming Pope Francis in 2013. That left many of the faithful in Argentina feeling ...

A man walks past a mural of Pope Francis at the stadium of San Lorenzo, his soccer team, in the Padre Ricciardelli neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb. 25, 2025.

Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, died at the Vatican on Monday, April 21, 2025. He was 88.

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 American country, according to the ...

Mural Depicts Pope Francis Questioning His Funeral 'Guest List' Posted: April 25, 2025 ... Argentine President Javier Milei, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

The late Pope Francis is depicted on a mural alongside soccer player Lionel Messi at the Carlos Mugica neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ...

Francis's call, issued at the 2013 World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro shortly after he became pope, struck a deep chord among a group of Argentine clerics dubbed the "curas villeros" or "slum priests." ...

Twelve years after crowding the streets of Buenos Aires to celebrate Pope Francis’ coronation, Argentines mourned on Monday the death of a national hero who never returned home.

Pope Francis' image seemed to be everywhere Friday as the world mourned his death in Rome at the age of 88. Artists created murals and graffiti memorializing him, including one in Buenos Aires ...

Down a narrow street in Villa 31, the oldest of Buenos Aires's informal settlements, Father Ignacio "Nacho" Bagattini celebrates mass in a community center for homeless drug addicts.