Argentina's football association postponed all fixtures on Monday to mourn Pope Francis, an ardent fan of the game and supporter of Buenos Aires' San Lorenzo team. "Argentine football says goodbye to you wrapped in deep sorrow,

Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis took strong and clear stances on a range of international, social, and environmental issues. But one often-overlooked aspect of his personality was his enduring love for sport.

Pope Francis never set foot in his native Argentina during his papacy, and that left many of the faithful in his homeland feeling puzzled and snubbed by the world’s first Latin American pope BUENOS AIRES,