Pope Draws One Million to Argentina Youth Vigil
- Late on Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV presided over a massive youth vigil at the Monumento in Buenos Aires, with the Vatican estimating one million attendees at the event.
- The vigil follows Pope Leo XIV's main Mass on Monday in Buenos Aires, which drew 2.5 million people—a record for his still-young pontificate. After nearly 40 years without a papal visit, Argentina was chosen as the destination.
- Leo urged Argentines to follow the example of local saints, including the 'Gaucho priest' and 'Mama Antula,' Argentina's first female saint in 2024. He told them, 'We are all called to holiness.'
- After Mass, Leo met privately with 20 people who had family members disappear during Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship. He spoke to President Javier Milei of the nation's history, citing 'reasons for gratitude and painful memories.'
- Leo said each generation must 'discern what deserves to be preserved, to confront past injustices and to add to its shared material and spiritual patrimony.' These remarks were seen as addressing Argentina's dictatorship legacy.
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In front of a million young Argentines gathered in Buenos Aires on Tuesday night, the pope renewed his call for "holyness". He left Argentina this Wednesday for Peru, the last stage of his journey in Latin America.
In the face of more than a million people, the pontiff also questioned "those who do business offering pleasures that end up enslaving us, such as pornography and various substances."On the third day of his visit to Argentina, the 71-year-old pope also warned about the consequences of seeking recognition at any cost. "Sometimes, in order to get approval from others we can get to lie, betray or humiliate someone on social networks," he said to a …
The Pope presented himself to more than a million people at the Monument of the Spaniards."Go and announce," the pontiff asked the youth.In addition, he warned for the "idoles who claim our adoration", as "success at any price, money, obsession with appearance, popularity or unbridled pursuit of pleasure."
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