BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Pope Francis' passion for soccer was evident throughout his pontificate. A lifelong supporter of Argentine club San Lorenzo, he agreed with those who describe soccer as the ...

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 ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pope Francis’ beloved soccer club in his native Buenos Aires, San Lorenzo, celebrated a Mass late Wednesday dedicated to its most famous fan two days after his death, ...

The world of sport is “a constellation of many stars,” Pope Francis told La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Italian daily sports newspaper, during a wide-ranging interview in January 2021. On April 21, 2025 ...

ROME — Four top-flight soccer matches in Italy were postponed after the death of Pope Francis on Monday and the Buenos Aires club that the Argentine pontiff supported throughout his life mourned its ...