Argentinian football team San Lorenzo de Almagro is to name its new stadium, due for completion in 2019, in Buenos Aires after one of its most famous fans – Pope Francis, who once said the club was part of his cultural identity. It comes 36 years after the team was evicted from its original stadium, the Gasómetro, by the military junta, and the site sold to the French retailer Carrefour. Following new laws to make it easier for the junta’s victims to seek compensation, the te
07 January 2016, The Tablet
Papal blessing
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