US EditionWas Francis the first Peronist pope?
- Pope Francis, age 88, died on April 21 in his Vatican City apartment.
- His passing followed reports of declining health and a 38-day hospitalization for pneumonia.
- Grief-Stricken Argentines across his native country massed to mourn their first Latin American Pope.
- President Javier Milei ordered seven days of national mourning for the country.
- His death initiates the formal process for selecting a new Roman Catholic pontiff.
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The reason why Pope Francis did not visit Argentina
Francis died on Monday without having returned to his native Argentina since he assumed the papacy in 2013, which left many compatriots bewildered.The religious avoided being caught up in the polarization that has dominated the politics of his country for years, the divisions generated around his figure and the tense relationship that he had in recent times with the ultra-right president Javier Milei, point out analysts and close to the religiou…
Argentina, the country that didn't know that it had a Pope
The poor relationship of the Argentine presidents with the first Latin American Pope distanced Bergoglio from his homeland, to which he never returned after leaving in 2013 to occupy the throne of San Pedro Read
Pope Francis Never Went Home to Argentina
Pope Francis became a global leader and symbol of change, but he never returned home to Argentina after leaving Buenos Aires for the Vatican in 2013—a decision that sparked questions and debate across his homeland, per the AP . Many Argentinians felt confused and snubbed as he visited four of...
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