Pope Leo XIV to visit Argentina disability home amid Milei funding cuts
Pope Leo XIV will visit a Catholic-run disability home in Argentina as President Javier Milei's cuts to disability funding loom over the trip.
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Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to visit a Catholic-run home for people with disabilities on Monday, 9 November, at the start of his first full day in Argentina. The visit comes as President Javier Milei has imposed broad cuts to disability funding.
The Cottolengo Don Orione home in Claypole, roughly 26km from Buenos Aires, houses about 400 residents with disabilities. Preparations include planting trees, repainting buildings and choir rehearsals, while residents practise where they will gather outside the sanctuary.
The trip also puts a spotlight on differences between the pope and Milei, who hold opposing views on many issues. The president previously described Leo's predecessor as the “representative of the Evil One”.
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