Pope Leo heads to Milei's Argentina as tensions loom over austerity, Iran
The pope will urge protection for the poor and democratic norms as he meets Milei after three years of austerity.
- Pope Leo XIV will visit the Cottolengo Don Orione in Claypole, Argentina, on Monday, November 9, during his apostolic journey to Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru.
- The institution, a 'city of charity' in Buenos Aires Province, houses 410 residents with physical and intellectual disabilities, supported by 400 employees across nearly 124 acres.
- A federal judge recently ordered the freezing of 828 million pesos, or $536 million, in Health Ministry accounts to cover obligations to the facility amid national disability policy disputes.
- Sandra Pettovello, Argentina's minister of human capital, stated the Pope will address "the protection of the vulnerable" but will not intervene in domestic politics.
- In his encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas," Pope Leo wrote that society's "rejected stones"—the poor, sick, and least among us—must become its cornerstone, reflecting the pastoral significance of this visit.
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Pope Leo arrived in Argentina on Sunday after previously spending a day in Uruguay
Pope Leo XIV called on the leaders on Sunday to observe "the care given to the word" in public life and the "patient search for compromise", on the first day of his tour in Argentina, whose ultraliberal president Javier Milei is known for his outrages and insults against opponents and journalists. ...
Pope Leo XIV Visits Argentina Amid Milei Tensions
Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Argentina—the first papal visit since 1987—is drawing attention to his ideological divide with President Javier Milei, whose austerity policies the Catholic Church says have harmed the poor. Leo’s first stop at a home for people with disabilities underscores the dispute: the facility says government cuts have halted supplies of medication, special food and diapers. · 23 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.
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