Summary
Pope Francis, who was originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, has passed away. This news has made many people in Argentina very upset because he was loved by many, but he had never returned to Argentina after becoming Pope.
Key Facts
- Pope Francis was known as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina before he became Pope.
- After being chosen as Pope, Francis never went back to Argentina and this made some people sad.
- Francis was Pope for 12 years.
- When Francis died, Argentina said they would be sad for seven days all over the country.
- Pope Francis came from Buenos Aires but he had followers all over the world.
- Some people in Argentina were not happy with Francis because they believe he did not stand against bad things the government did in the 1970s and 1980s.
- A study showed that less people in Argentina liked Pope Francis in 2024 than they did in 2013.
- Francis never visited Argentina even though he went to four of the five countries that share a border with Argentina.