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

Pope Francis, who died April 21, was a longtime member of the San Lorenzo soccer team in Buenos Aires. Did his card number ...

The passing of Pope Francis on Easter Monday has caused sadness around the world, including the football community. Pope ...

The world's greatest soccer stars have posted tributes to the Argentine pontiff, and the biggest homage is that his home team ...

Pope Francis’ beloved soccer club in his native Buenos Aires, San Lorenzo, has celebrated a Mass dedicated to its most famous ...

Pope Francis’ passion for soccer was evident throughout his pontificate. A lifelong supporter of Argentine club San Lorenzo, ...

Among the tens of thousands of mourners paying their respects before the coffin of Pope Francis late last week was Gianluigi ...

Argentina-born Pope Francis, who died on Monday, is being honoured at his local hometown soccer club in Buenos Aires, San ...

ROME (AP) — Top-flight soccer matches in Italy and Argentina were postponed after the death of Pope Francis on Monday. The ...

Pope Francis remained a soccer fan during his time at the Vatican and some in his home country of Argentina think the pope made a set piece out of his passing. A fan of the San Lorenzo de Almagro ...

ROME -- From meetings with Diego Maradona to the passion for his beloved Buenos Aires club, San Lorenzo, Pope Francis was an avid soccer fan. And a promoter of sports in general. Francis died Monday ...

Francis' devotion to San Lorenzo de Almagro isn't just a nostalgic footnote — it's a window into the soul of a pope who knew ...