Pope Leo heads to Milei's Argentina as tensions loom over austerity, Iran
- On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Argentina following his Uruguay tour, where President Milei is scheduled to greet him at the airport for a traditional welcome ceremony.
- Since taking office in December 2023, Milei implemented sweeping austerity measures, including a 48 percent health care budget slash that intensified friction with church leaders criticizing his economic orthodoxy.
- Security officials reported a Saturday arrest regarding death threats against Leo, while posters reading "At last, a Lion who unites" appeared across Buenos Aires playing on the president's imagery.
- Karina Milei, the president's sister and secretary general of the presidency, insisted the trip is "purely religious," while theology professor David Lantigua anticipates tensions mirroring those faced by Pope Francis.
- Official data indicates poverty reached 32.3 percent of Argentina's population in early 2026, affecting about 15 million people amid deep polarization surrounding the pope's visit.
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Arrived in Buenos Aires from Uruguay the Pope recommends to the president of the ultra-right to protect democracy and not to forget those who have problems with work or health. The president's reforms were criticized by the Church
This Sunday, Leo XIV began a four-day visit that will begin with a speech addressed to the president, whose austerity program has been criticized by the Church. Poverty rose to 32.3% in the first semester and the government chose to avoid confrontations during the papal stay.
Leon XIV arrives in Argentina after two days in Uruguay, and in his meeting with the president reminds him that “democracy is strengthened (...) in the willingness to listen, in the care of the word, in the patient search for agreements and in the ability to recognize in a way different from a compatriot with whom one shares the same destiny” The Pope starts his most demanding tour with a meeting with Milei and encounters with victims of abuses …
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Argentina on Sunday, his first trip after an operation for lung cancer almost four weeks ago.
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