Pope's Mass Draws Millions Amid Austerity Strain on Argentina's 'City of Charity'
The pontiff's first Buenos Aires mass draws a huge crowd while President Javier Milei's austerity measures have crippled healthcare and social services in the area known as the city of charity.
Pope Leo XIV, the pontiff, is currently in Argentina and will celebrate his first mass in Buenos Aires on Monday, an event expected to draw more than a million people.
During a visit to a care home for people with disabilities in the area called the 'city of charity,' the Pope renewed his call to protect the vulnerable.
President Javier Milei, the country's leader, has implemented austerity measures that have hit hard the 'city of charity' and, according to PBS News, have severely affected healthcare and social services.
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WATCH: Pope Leo XIV in Argentina
The pontiff will celebrate his first mass in Buenos Aires on Monday, which is expected to draw more than a million people.
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Pope visits care home in Argentina for people with disabilities, renewing call to protect the vulnerable
Known as the "city of charity," it has been hit hard by President Javier Milei's austerity measures, which have severely affected healthcare and social services.
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- Pope Leo XIV is in Argentina.
- Pope Leo XIV is the pontiff.
- The pontiff will celebrate his first mass in Buenos Aires on Monday.
- The mass is expected to draw more than a million people.
- Buenos Aires is in Argentina.
- The Pope visited a care home in Argentina for people with disabilities.
- During the care home visit, the Pope renewed a call to protect the vulnerable.
- The care home's area is known as the "city of charity."
- Javier Milei is the President of Argentina.
- The "city of charity" has been hit hard by President Javier Milei's austerity measures.
- The austerity measures have severely affected healthcare and social services, according to PBS News.
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