As ambassador from the colonies in the United Kingdom, he belonged to Sir Francis Dashwood's esoteric fraternity, the Friars of Medmenham that was the Hellfire Club.

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the church,” rank just below the pope in the Roman Catholic Church; ...

Fans gave Francis a standing ovation only hours after he was buried in Rome. San Lorenzo’s stadium is in the Bajo Flores neighborhood, close to Bergoglio’s birthplace. The pontiff was the club ...

Argentinian club San Lorenzo remembers Pope Francis ahead of his funeral. Author: Emmanuel Mendez. Apr 26, 2025 10:48 AM EDT. In this story: Soccer.

Before he was Pope, Jorge Bergoglio was member 88235 of his beloved San Lorenzo soccer club. Now fans in Buenos Aires see a parting message in that number.

Pope Francis was club member No. 88235, purchasing square meters for his beloved team to "help in the incomparable feat of returning to Boedo." (Boedo is a working-class neighborhood in Buenos Aires.) ...

A drone view shows the Pedro Bidegain stadium, home of San Lorenzo de Almagro, Pope Francis' hometown soccer team, in Buenos Aires April 21, 2025, following the death of the 88-year-old pontiff.

Argentina-born Pope Francis, who died on Monday, is being honoured at his local hometown soccer club in Buenos Aires, San Lorenzo de Almagro, where the football-loving head of the Roman Catholic ...

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21 at age 88 and shocked the world. The Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who was named Francis on March 13 2013, was very close to the world of soccer, as he ...

I am readier than Richardson to accept there was substance to outsiders’ claims that members of Francis Dashwood’s Hellfire Club had orgies in the mound’s cavern.

The caves in West Wycombe were built in the 17th century and were excavated for Francis Dashwood, co-founder of the Hellfire Club. This club was a term used to describe several exclusive clubs for ...