The government of Buenos Aires province in Argentina will distribute the book “The Teacher: The Humanism of Pope Francis” in ...

"He is a popular figure who made a certain symbolic rupture, by stripping away absolutely everything material." ...

The pope was a young priest during his nation's "Dirty War." Journalist Alma Guillermoprieto talks with NPR's Scott Simon about Francis' controversial history and her article "Francis's Holy War." ...

Abortion will be legalized in Pope Francis' homeland up to the 14th week of pregnancy, and also will be legal after that time in cases of rape or danger to the mother’s life.

In his native Argentina, Pope Francis is known as a big soccer fan. VATICAN CITY, March 18, 2013 — -- Pope Francis has made fans around the world after his first few days as the new leader of ...

The sun sets over San Lorenzo's stadium, Pope Francis' soccer team, in the Padre Ricciardelli neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb. 25.

Milei had a tense relationship with Pope Francis, the late Argentine pope who never returned to his native country during his 12-year papacy, potentially signaling the start of a new diplomatic ...

Under Wednesday’s vote, abortion will be legalized in Pope Francis' homeland up to the 14th week of pregnancy, and also will be legal after that time in cases of rape or danger to the mother’s ...

A member of the Jesuit Order, Pope Francis previously served as archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina before being named a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001.

Childhood Favorites from Argentina Growing up in Flores, a working-class neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Pope Francis—born Jorge Mario Bergoglio—was, as he once joked, “a good Argentinian who ...