FROM BUENOS AIRES TO THE VATICAN: THE EARLY JOURNEY OF POPE FRANCIS AND WHAT HAPPENS AFTER HIS FINAL BLESSING
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On Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, the world bid farewell to Pope Francis, a humble man whose life journey from the streets of Buenos Aires to the throne of St. Peter captured hearts across the globe. His passing marked the end of a papacy defined by compassion, reform, and relentless focus on the poor and marginalized. But before he was a global figure in white robes, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was just a soft-spoken Argentine with a deep love for books, chemistry, and God.