His election took Crespo and all of Argentina by surprise, while the rest of the world wondered who Jorge Bergoglio was. In the following months, the local government even organized a special tour ...

Pope Francis travelled across continents, visiting 68 countries, including war zones, during his 12-year papacy, but he never returned to his homeland, Argentina. The country was close to his ...

The building was adorned with a photo of the pontiff, bunches of white flowers and the blue and white flag of Argentina. The government said there would be seven days of mourning. "The pope of the ...

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina's economic activity rose 5.7% in February compared with the same month last year, notching its fourth consecutive month of year-on-year growth, official data ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration would be willing to offer Argentina a credit line if an "external shock" jeopardized the country's economic turnaround ...

After becoming pope in 2013, Francis never returned to Argentina but he hosted many of the country's sporting greats at the Vatican, including soccer icons Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona.