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Pope Leo XIV, dressed in white, stands smiling in an open vehicle in front of a crowd of pilgrims holding up phones behind a barrier, with security staff in dark suits walking alongside, at Montserrat in Spain in June 2026
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Pope Leo in Argentina: a pointed message to Milei, a disability-care visit and a 2.5 million Mass

On the first papal visit to Argentina since 1987, Pope Leo XIV told President Javier Milei and the country's leaders that economic growth must reach the poor and that those in power must know their limits. On Monday he visited a care home for people with disabilities, a sector hit by budget cuts, before a Buenos Aires Mass that officials said drew 2.5 million people.

Kabeer Ahmad8 min read