Pope Leo visits Argentina and addresses President Milei regarding austerity measures
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Buenos Aires from Uruguay for a visit to Argentina, marking the first pontiff's visit to the late Pope Francis' homeland in nearly four decades. President Javier Milei welcomed the Pope, who is on a twelve-day tour of South America that includes Peru. During the visit, the Pope criticized Milei's austerity measures and libertarian agenda.
- Pope Leo XIV arrived in Argentina from Uruguay.
- The Pope will visit Argentina for the first time since 1987.
- Pope Leo XIV told Milei that strengthening democracy requires a willingness to listen.
- Annual inflation dropped from over 200 to 33 percent during the implementation of Milei's economic program.
- Official statistics state one-third of the population in Argentina is poor.
- Fernando Bravo read a passage during the Holy Mass of Pope Leo XIV.
- The Catholic faith is still largely majority among Argentinians.
- The unemployment rate has risen to 7.9 percent.
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