In an interview with La Nación in 2023, the late Pope Francis revealed the strange reason why he was unable to watch his nation, Argentina, lift the World Cup after their penalties victory in 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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Pope Francis, waving an Argentina soccer jersey in St. Peter's Square in 2014, ... the Argentine football legend known for his “Hand of God” goal in the 1986 World Cup.

Others took his absence more in stride. “He wasn’t the pope of Argentina, he was the pope of the world,” said Rocío Sánchez, a 19-year-old architecture student. “He didn’t belong to us.” ...

Pope Francis was an avid soccer fan born in Argentina. ... Messi — who is from Rosario, Argentina — led Argentina to its third World Cup victory in Qatar in 2022.

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 ...

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 ...