Argentina soccer team pays tribute to their holiest fan, Pope Francis

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – From flags to a life-size statue, images and homages to Pope Francis were visible all around the Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos Aires on Saturday as his beloved San Lorenzo de Almagro soccer team took to the field for the first …

Birding in Argentina: Bañado La Estrella

Hard against the Paraguayan border, Formosa is perhaps the Argentine province least visited by tourists. A rather remote area without major tourist landmarks, it has a subtropical climate that can be extremely hot and humid, especially in summer. The …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …