On Heaven and Earth
Buenos Aires · 2010
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Pope Francis
Pope Francis
1936 CE–2025 CE · Modern · Buenos Aires
Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires to an Italian immigrant family, Francis was the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere. He set a tone of simplicity and mercy, emphasizing care for the poor, migrants, and the environment, notably in his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si'. He pursued reform of the Curia and Vatican finances, encouraged synodality and broader consultation, and reached out to other faiths and the marginalized. He took further steps on the abuse crisis while critics on different sides found him either too cautious or too disruptive. His pastoral style reshaped the global Church's public face.
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Stop 0 of 31936–1969Born
Buenos Airesבואנוס איירסArgentina — largest Latin American Jewish community
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About Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires hosts Latin America's largest Jewish community (~180,000), concentrated in the Once and Belgrano neighborhoods. The Sephardic-Syrian-Mizrahi presence is exceptionally strong; the AMIA bombing of 1994 (85 killed) was the deadliest antisemitic attack in postwar Latin America.
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