The Pope arrives in an Argentina where bishops are among Milei’s firmest critics

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Pope Leo XIV is due to visit Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, including Buenos Aires from November 8 to 11. The Argentina leg comes amid tensions between Javier Milei’s government and Catholic bishops who have criticized its austerity policies, though the government describes the visit as pastoral.

Pope Leo XIV will arrive in Buenos Aires on Sunday on a visit that Javier Milei’s government presents as strictly pastoral, but which takes place amid tension with Argentina’s Catholic hierarchy, one of the most critical voices against the president’s austerity policies. The pontiff will begin a tour in Uruguay on Friday that will continue in Argentina from November 8 to 11 and end in Peru.