Pope Francis' beloved soccer team in Buenos Aires mourns its most famous fan

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — 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 , with Argentina still awash in emotional tributes to the first Latin American pontiff. Dozens of San Lorenzo club members sporting club jerseys and clutching rosaries gathered to bid farewell to Pope Francis at the team chapel in the Argentine capital’s middle-class Almagro district — the same wood-roofed church where another Catholic priest founded the club over a century ago and where Jorge Mario Bergoglio said Mass years before becoming Pope Francis. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content.

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