Argentina Pope

Pope Leo XIV has delivered a diplomatic but subtly strong critique of Argentine President Javier Milei’s austerity measures and libertarian agenda. Leo used his first public speech in Argentina to lay out a vision of governance, democracy and society sharply at odds with Milei’s. In his welcome speech, Leo said “The economy must serve the person, not the person the economy.”  Leo’s visit to Argentina is by far the most politically delicate of his three-nation South American tour.