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Pope visits struggling Argentine home for people with disabilities to press economic message

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Calatrava, A., Winfield, N., & Rey, D. (2026, November 9). Pope visits struggling Argentine home for people with disabilities to press economic message. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/pope-visits-struggling-argentine-home-for-people-with-disabilities-to-press-economic-message/article_33a67f25-b72b-5bd7-a3f9-6984d716ee5e.html

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Pope Leo XIV visited a home for people with disabilities in Argentina on Monday to emphasize his message about caring for the country's most vulnerable citizens. The Cottolengo Don Orione, located in Claypole and founded by an Italian priest in 1935, provides shelter to over 400 individuals with disabilities across its expansive 50-hectare site. This visit came as a direct critique of President Javier Milei's austerity policies that the Pope believes neglect those who need support most.

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On Monday, November 9, 2026, Pope Leo XIV visited the Cottolengo Don Orione, a Catholic-run home for disabled individuals in Claypole, Argentina, as part of his trip to the country. The visit came amid President Javier Milei's austerity measures that have cut funding for disability support, including medications and special foods. About 400 residents with disabilities rely on this institution. Pope Leo’s message focused on protecting the most vulnerable, directly challenging Milei's economic policies which are described as "hyper-capitalist." The president's agenda emphasizes deregulation and rewards only those who compete the most, contrasting sharply with the pope’s stance that value should not be measured by productivity alone.

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Pope Leo XIV doubled down Monday on his call for Argentina to look out for the weakest and most vulnerable as he visited a home for people with disabilities in a symbolically powerful rebuke of President Javier Milei’s austerity measures.

left criticizes austerity measures and advocates for social welfare

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“While both articles discuss Pope Leo XIV's criticism of President Milei's austerity measures, they describe different actions: one is a speech upon arrival in Buenos Aires and the other is a visit to a home for people with disabilities.”

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"I am very happy, and I am certain that his visit will bring us much good fortune and many blessings," said retiree Marie Hernández, a 75-year-old Catholic.

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Pope Leo XIV doubled down Monday on his call for Argentina to look out for the weakest and most vulnerable as he visited a home for people with disabilities in a symbolically powerful rebuke of President Javier Milei’s austerity measures. asserted

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On his first full day in Argentina, Leo made a pilgrimage to the Cottolengo Don Orione in the suburb of Claypole, south of the capital. asserted

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The institution, founded by an Italian priest in 1935, shelters over 400 vulnerable people with disabilities across its 50 hectares (123 acres). asserted

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