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Argentina 'Slum Priests' Take Pope's Message To The Poor

Down a narrow street in Villa 31, the oldest of Buenos Aires's informal settlements, Father Ignacio "Nacho" Bagattini celebrates mass in a community center for homeless drug addicts.

International Business Times · Apr 24, 2025

To truly understand Pope Francis’ theology – and impact – you need to look to his life in Buenos Aires

Pope Francis’ journey from the streets of Flores, a neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to the Vatican, is a remarkable tale.

The Conversation · Apr 22, 2025

'One Isn't Born A Saint': School Nuns Remember Pope Francis As A Boy

At the school in Buenos Aires where he started his religious journey at the young age of 5, the nuns remember the boy who would later become Pope Francis as "mischievous."

International Business Times · Apr 21, 2025

Pope Francis: why his papacy matters for Africa – and for the world’s poor and marginalised

Pope Francis remains in a critical condition and hospitalised as he battles pneumonia in both lungs. The first pope from the Americas and also the first to come from outside the west in the modern era, the Argentinian was elected leader of the Catholic church on 13 March 2013. At…

The Conversation · Feb 27, 2025

Hope by Pope Francis review – the first memoir by a sitting pontiff

A historic papal autobiography offers unique insights into the challenges faced by the leader of the Catholic church, but skates over scandals

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025

Girls, Rivalries, Football In Pope Francis's First Memoir

From being "dazzled" by a beautiful girl to his role in Argentina's dictatorship, Pope Francis reviews his long life in his first autobiography -- and makes clear he is going nowhere.

International Business Times · Mar 15, 2024

Pope marks 10 years with podcast and a diplomatic row

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis marked 10 years as head of the Catholic Church on Monday with a podcast, a private mass and a series of interviews, one of which triggered a diplomatic spat with Nicaragua.

Bangkok Post · Mar 13, 2023

Pope Francis: the first post-colonial papacy to deliver messages that resonate with Africans

When he was presented to a cheering crowd at St Peter’s Square, Vatican City, on 13 March 2013, few people outside Latin America knew much about Jorge Bergoglio.

The Conversation · Mar 12, 2023

Argentina's initial fervor for Pope Francis has faded

When Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina became Pope Francis, much of his home country celebrated as if it had just won a soccer World Cup championship

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

The Two Popes at Rose Theatre review: this tale of two pontiffs is decidedly undivine

The script leaves little room for nuance in this old-fashioned piece of work

Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2022