But there was also regret among many that Francis never returned to Argentina as pope. (Reporting by Jorge Otaola; additional ...

Francis never gave an explicit answer for not returning as pontiff to his native country, but some experts say he worried ...

Vatican insiders and interlocutors said the pontiff wanted to avoid getting swept up in the polarizing politics that ...

At age 16, Ana María Careaga was pregnant and kidnapped during the regime of terror. Her story is one Pope Francis never ...

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

Argentines held a special Mass and lit candles on Monday, mourning in shock for their countryman Pope Francis, who has died ...

Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...

People stand in front of candles for the late Pope Francis on the grand staircase of the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina ...

Argentina's football association postponed all fixtures on Monday to mourn Pope Francis, an ardent fan of the game and ...

From flags to a life-size statue, images and homages to Pope Francis were visible all around the Pedro Bidegain stadium in ...

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 ...