For many fans, it is simply "el Ciclon," the cyclone, the hurricane that annihilated opposing teams with an unprecedented ...

Jorge Bergoglio's supporter card belonged to San Lorenzo de Almagro, the team he had supported since childhood, ever since ...

Pope Francis' beloved football club in his native Buenos Aires, San Lorenzo, celebrated a Mass late Wednesday dedicated to ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio attended San Lorenzo matches as a child with his Italian immigrant father and remained an unabashed fan ...

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 ...

Ines San Martin is an Argentine journalist writing for OSV News from Rome. She is vice president of communications at the ...

Pope Francis had a lifelong passion for football, from supporting San Lorenzo and organising peace-promoting matches to ...

Argentina-born Pope Francis, who died on April 21, is being honoured at his local hometown soccer club in Buenos Aires, San ...

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

San Lorenzo de Almagro soccer club honors Argentina-born Pope Francis, a lifelong fan and member, following his death at age ...

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