young Jorge Mario Bergoglio spent hours playing in the streets and became a devoted fan of San Lorenzo, a club founded by a priest in 1908. Pope will be laid to rest in St Mary Major Basilica on ...

Twice San Lorenzo players and officials hauled trophies to St. Peter’s Basilica to thank Francis for his support. “He’s our father,” said Gaciela Iglesias, 69, a decades-long club member.

Twice San Lorenzo players and officials hauled trophies to St. Peter's Basilica to thank Francis for his support. "He's our father," said Gaciela Iglesias, 69, a decades-long club member.

The death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on Monday has put Italy's beloved sport on a brief hiatus. Serie A games on on ...

Pope Francis was a lifelong soccer fan and his passing was felt perhaps most acutely among fans of the San Lorenzo club in Buenos ... across the world. In Milan, the derby between Internazionale ...

Francis was a lifelong soccer fan — and occasional youth goalkeeper — and a card-carrying member of his favorite club, San Lorenzo. And it’s the number on that card that’s become the talk ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — 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 ...

Just outside of Basilica San Lorenzo Maggiore are some of Milan’s only surviving Roman ruins. This set of 16 Corinthian ...

There has also been speculation about the Basilica of San Lorenzo Extramuros, where Pope Pius IX was buried, or even a more humble option, in keeping with Francis' lifestyle.

Twice San Lorenzo players and officials hauled trophies to St. Peter’s Basilica to thank Francis for his support. “He’s our father,” said Gaciela Iglesias, 69, a decades-long club member.