El Papa Le\u00f3n XIV es recibido por el presidente argentino, Javier Milei, durante la ceremonia oficial de bienvenida en la Casa Rosada, en Buenos Aires, Argentina, el 8 de noviembre de 2026, despu\u00e9s de que el pont\u00edfice concluyera su visita a Uruguay y continuara su viaje apost\u00f3lico a Argentina y Per\u00fa. (Foto OSV News\/Tiziana Fabi, grupo v\u00eda Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPeople waving Vatican flags lined the avenues of Buenos Aires, nicknamed the \u201cParis of South America,\u201d as the pope made his way to the Casa Rosada, where Milei resides, for a private one-on-one meeting with Argentina\u2019s self-described \u201canarcho-capitalist\u201d leader who was raised Catholic, but has expressed a desire to convert to Judaism.<\/p>\n
In the pope\u2019s first speech in Argentina in the Palacio Libertad, Pope Leo honored his predecessor Pope Francis, who was a native son of Buenos Aires, but never returned to his homeland after his election as pope in 2013.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy arrival in this land is personally meaningful,\u201d Pope Leo said. \u201cToday, as his successor in the Petrine ministry, I am in some sense retracing his steps in this country where the personal history of Pope Francis would later be joined to that of the entire Church.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, led the archdiocese of Buenos Aires from 1998 until he became pope. As the bishop of Buenos Aires, he was known for riding the subway, and regularly visiting poor barrios, or neighborhoods, of the city.<\/p>\n
Milei, who previously derided Pope Francis as a \u201cfilthy leftist,\u201d later eulogized him as \u201cthe most important Argentine in history\u201d and shed tears while attending the late pope\u2019s funeral in 2025. He told Radio Mitre in Argentina that he had apologized to Pope Francis. \u201cHe told me, \u2018Don\u2019t get upset, these are youthful mistakes.’\u201d<\/p>\n
In the Palacio Libertad, with Pope Leo seated nearby on stage, Milei lauded Pope Francis again, saying in his opening speech that Pope Francis\u2019 death \u201cleft a huge void in our entire people, both for his faithful and for those who do not belong to the Church.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was an exceptional figure who, through his humanity, inspired us all, regardless of our faith,\u201d Milei said. \u201cA person of immense generosity whom I had the honor of knowing firsthand.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pope Leo spoke after the Argentinian president in a diplomatic and measured tone, underlining the importance of ethical technological development, respect for the environment and the dignity of every human person.<\/p>\n
Democracy, the pope underlined, is \u201cstrengthened by the daily conduct of public life: through willingness to listen, through careful use of words, through the patient search for agreement, and through the ability to see those who think differently as fellow citizens with whom we share a common future.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this way, a spirit of trust is created, one that enables a society to deal with its differences without losing sight of the things that keep it united,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose entrusted with public office are charged with a particularly demanding task. Authority is most authentic when it is exercised as service, when it looks beyond the immediate, and when it uses its power to promote the welfare of all,\u201d Pope Leo added.<\/p>\n
In his speech, Pope Leo highlighted Argentina\u2019s unique culture from the tango, \u201cborn from the encounter of different neighborhoods, ports and backgrounds\u201d to the sharing of a drink of mate, which \u201cturns a moment of relaxation into an opportunity for conversation and closeness.\u201d<\/p>\n
The pope also urged introspection on the part of Argentina\u2019s leaders, saying, \u201ca nation must seriously ask itself where it has failed when its young people have to leave their homeland in order to make their dreams come true.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat place do children not yet born occupy in our decision-making? Before asking ourselves what kind of world we will leave our children, we must first recognize their dignity,\u201d Pope Leo added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat same dignity requires that particular concern be shown for those affected by illness, dependency and disability,\u201d he said. \u201cHere, too, we have a duty to care for others, to alleviate suffering, to accompany them, and to ensure that every person feels that his or her life always retains a value that no circumstance can diminish.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pope Leo\u2019s speech to Argentina\u2019s political authorities marked the end of public events on his first day in Buenos Aires. After leaving the presidential palace, Pope Leo was expected to hold a private meeting with members of the Augustinian Order at the apostolic nunciature before ending his day. Pope Leo will remain in Argentina until Nov. 11.<\/p>\n
The pope is scheduled to celebrate an outdoor Mass in the center of Buenos Aires, one of the most populous cities in Latin America, on the morning of Nov. 9 before meeting with social movements at the Catholic University of Argentina, with religious leaders at the Palacio San Mart\u00edn, and with the local Catholic community at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n
On Nov. 10, Pope Leo plans to fly to C\u00f3rdoba, the country\u2019s second-largest city, to celebrate Mass on the grounds of the Military Aviation School and meet with Church leaders at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption. In the evening, the pope plans to preside over a youth vigil in Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n
The pope\u2019s visit to Argentina is scheduled to culminate in a Mass at the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Lujan, Argentina\u2019s patroness and one of its leading pilgrimage sites, on the morning of Nov. 11 before he flies north to his much anticipated \u201chomecoming\u201d in Peru.<\/p>\n
Courtney Mares is Vatican editor for OSV News. Follow her on X @catholicourtney.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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