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The Week Unwrapped: Why was Pope Francis controversial in Argentina?
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Pope Francis’ ordinary shoes bring pride to his Argentine neighborhood — and his cobbler
The man who would become Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same place. And now the remarkably ordinary footwear has ...
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This Argentine sister thinks she knows why Francis never returned to Argentina
Maria Bambina Sr. Susana Vanni says Argentina's divisions, then Pope Francis' health, likely tilted against the longed-for ...
In Argentina, debates over Pope Francis’ legacy lead to one question: Why didn’t he return?
Pope Francis never set foot in his native Argentina during his papacy. That left many of the faithful in his homeland feeling ...
The Epic Downfall Of The ‘King Of The Blue’ In Argentina’s Black Market For U.S. Dollars
Piccirillo was arrested for allegedly planting a 0.9mm-caliber pistol and more than a kilo of cocaine in the car of Fráncisco ...
How Pope Francis’ early life in Argentina shines light on his time in the Vatican
Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...
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Many Argentinians felt slighted, but why did Francis never visit his homeland after he became Pope in 2013?
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 puzzled and snubbed by the world’s ...
The New Yorker3d
Pope Francis’s Tangled Relationship with Argentina
Amid the extreme political polarization in his home country, the Pope found himself at odds with nearly every President.