Pope urges Argentina to protect the vulnerable from Milei’s austerity measures
The pope said economic recovery must not come at the expense of pensioners, people with disabilities and workers hit by austerity.
- Pope Leo XIV arrived in Argentina on Sunday for the first papal visit in nearly 40 years, urging President Javier Milei and other leaders to safeguard democracy and ensure economic growth benefits everyone.
- The 71-year-old pontiff arrived from Uruguay, marking the first papal trip to Argentina since John Paul in 1987, and is scheduled to visit several cities before continuing to Peru on Wednesday.
- Pope Leo stated "the economy must be at the service of the people, rather than people being at the service of the economy," while pointing to households struggling despite hard work.
- In a shift from past rhetoric, Milei struck a conciliatory tone on Sunday, praising Pope Francis as an "exceptional figure" and the "most important Argentine in history."
- With Argentina's 2027 presidential election approaching, Pope Leo emphasized that strengthening democracy requires a "willingness to listen" and the "careful use of words" amid political polarization.
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Pope Leo puts Argentina’s poor at centre of visit as Milei’s austerity bites
Credit: XAs poverty climbs again in Argentina, Pope Leo XIV made an impassioned defence of workers and unions, and President Milei’s critics were quick to claim him as an ally against the president’s spending cuts.
Pope Leo XIV urges Milei's government to protect the most vulnerable
The Pontiff visited the Cottolengo Don Orione, which cares for over 400 people and has been hit by Javier Milei's cuts, and said a nation's progress should be judged by how it treats those most in need.
The Catholic faithful received Leon XIV in Buenos Aires with joy and requests to give hope to the country in the midst of the economic situation, in which one in three people live under poverty rates. The Pope seems to have listened to his requests and during his speech in front of President Javier Milei expressed his concern for the popular classes, ensuring that "the economy should be at the service of the people, not the people in the service…
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