Pope Francis’ beloved soccer club in his native Buenos Aires, San Lorenzo, has celebrated a Mass dedicated to its most famous ...

VATICAN CITY -- Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: ...

The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936. He was chosen ...

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

Bells tolled in churches in his native Argentina as news spread around the world after the announcement that Pope Francis had ...

Hailstorms that battered homes caused floods in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 17. Footage captured by resident Brian ...

Adamo Faiden’s new veterinary clinic in Buenos Aires is a testament to the growing consideration for non‑human creatures in ...

Jorge Bergoglio was born in Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, on December 17, 1936. The son of Italian immigrants, Mario and Regina, he was the eldest of five siblings. He spent his childhood ...

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 puzzled and snubbed by the world’s first Latin ...