Pope Leo XIV meets with Argentine President Milei

[ad_1] Pope Leo XIV and President Javier Milei of Argentina meet within the Vatican and spotlight the significance of pressing efforts in assist of peace.

By Deborah Castellano Lubov

Pope Leo XIV acquired the President of Argentina, Mr. Javier Gerardo Milei, within the Vatican on Saturday morning.

In response to a press release launched by the Holy See Press Workplace, President Milei met afterwards with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, accompanied by the Vatican's Underneath-Secretary for Relations with States and Worldwide Organizations, Msgr. Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski.

In response to the assertion, the discussions on the Secretariat of State have been "cordial," and "mutual appreciation was reiterated for the sound bilateral relations" between the Holy See and the Argentine Republic, together with "the desire to strengthen them additional."

" Consideration then turned," the assertion continued, "to issues of frequent curiosity, resembling socio-economic progress, the struggle in opposition to poverty and the dedication to social cohesion."

"Lastly," it concluded, "some subjects of a regional and worldwide socio-political nature have been mentioned, with particular consideration given to ongoing conflicts," noting that they highlighted "the significance of pressing efforts in assist of peace."

On 10 December 2023, the 54-year-old native of Buenos Aires was sworn in as president.

The late Pope Francis had met the President on completely different events, together with for an official viewers the day after the Argentine Pope had canonized St. María Antonia de San José de Paz y Figueroa, identified around the globe as “Mama Antula,” making her the primary Argentine saint.