Argentina’s San Lorenzo club pays tribute to Pope Francis during match

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine soccer club San Lorenzo paid tributes to its fan Pope Francis during a national league home match on Saturday. The pontiff, who died last Monday at age 88, was buried in Rome before the game. San Lorenzo players …

Argentina: Chubut creates Patagonia Azul Provincial Park

Saturday, April 26th 2025 - 10:51 UTC Chubut's Atlantic seaside accounts for 78% of the province's human population Chubut, Argentina, has established the Patagonia Azul Provincial Park, a new Natural Protected Area (NPA) spanning 295,135 hectares …

In Argentina, Pope Francis remembered as one of their ow

 Pope Francis never returned to Argentina after becoming pontiff, but his appointment was still a huge source of pride for the country. Many people remember him for his work helping the poor in the country, for example his support of soup kitchens, and his …

Argentina bids farewell to Pope Francis with 'symbolic embrace' at open-air mass in Buenos Aires

By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentines bid farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday, holding a massive open-air mass in front of the cathedral where he served as the archbishop of Buenos Aires before his papacy. Giant screens and displays …

Argentina's San Lorenzo club pays tribute to Pope Francis during match

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine soccer club San Lorenzo paid tributes to its fan Pope Francis during a national league home match on Saturday. The pontiff, who died last Monday at age 88, was buried in Rome before the game. × Javascript is …

From Argentina to Congo and Portugal, the world pays tribute to Pope Francis

The world gathers in the heart of Rome for the Pope’s final farewell. A mosaic of faces, languages, and songs weaves a living atlas beneath the sky over St Peter's Square. It’s not a goodbye, but the beginning of a journey that continues — a poem “that …

Remembering Pope Francis: Pope’s friends in Argentina share their memories

Why did Pope Francis not return home to Argentina during his papacy?

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 Buenos Aires who died Monday at the age of 88, didn’t make the …

Pope Francis and Argentina's recent presidents.

Since Jorge Bergoglio became Pope Francis in March 2013, Argentina has been stuck in a structural recession, flirted with hyperinflation and developed a crippling political polarisation. It has had to sign three consecutive agreements with the …

Culture of El Salvador, Argentina, Brazil focus of weekend events

SALT LAKE CITY — The cultures of El Salvador, Argentina and Brazil's quilombola communities are the focus of separate events this weekend. The Salvadoran and Latino Community in Utah, a cultural organization, is hosting Salvadoran Expo 2025, meant to …