World · Published November 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM CST · Updated November 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM CST
Pope Leo Urges Milei on Economy as Crowds Gather in Argentina
What's new
The pope has now traveled to Argentina, where he addressed President Milei on economic and democratic issues and drew large crowds at a Buenos Aires Mass.
This story is developing. The page was updated November 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM CST as new reports came in.
What everyone agrees on
- Pope Leo traveled to Argentina as part of his Latin America tour, after stops including Uruguay.
- He addressed President Javier Milei about economic and governance issues.
- He held a Mass in Buenos Aires that drew large crowds, estimated from over a million to more than two million people.
- The trip comes weeks after the pope had surgery for lung cancer.
Each fact above was reported by outlets on the left, center and right.
How each side framed it
Left-leaning outlets · 7
Left-leaning outlets emphasized the pope's remarks as a rebuke of austerity policies under Milei, framing his comments as a defense of the vulnerable and democracy.
Center-leaning outlets · 5
Center-leaning outlets focused on the scale of the crowds attending the Mass and described the pope's message as a call for leaders to recognize limits of power, also noting the contrast between the pope's compassion message and Milei's economic approach.
Right-leaning outlets · 1
Right-leaning coverage in the material focused on the earlier Uruguay stop, highlighting attendance figures there rather than the Argentina visit.
Still disputed
- Outlets differ on crowd size estimates for the Buenos Aires Mass, ranging from over a million to more than two million attendees.
- Left-leaning outlets frame the pope's comments as a direct critique of Milei's austerity measures, while center-leaning outlets describe it more broadly as a statement about limits of power.
- Right-leaning material in this update does not cover the Argentina visit, focusing instead on the earlier Uruguay event.
Read the original reporting
- Left ABC News WATCH: Pope Leo XIV in Argentina Free to read
- Left AP News Pope urges Argentina to protect the vulnerable from Milei’s austerity measures Free to read
- Left CBS News Pope Leo on 3-country tour, weeks after lung cancer surgery Free to read
- Left CNN Pope Leo urges President Milei, a Trump ally, to ‘safeguard democracy’ on arrival in Argentina A few free articles a month
- Left NPR After a successful trip to Uruguay, Pope Leo heads to Argentina Free to read
- Left PBS NewsHour Pope Leo arrives in Argentina and tells Milei that people, not the economy, should come first Free to read
- Left The Washington Post Pope Leo delivers veiled rebuke of austerity measures in predecessor’s homeland Paywall
- Center BBC News Millions fill Buenos Aires streets to welcome Pope Leo XIV Free to read
- Center Reuters Pope Leo tells Argentina's Trump-ally Milei that leaders must know limits of power A few free articles a month
- Center The Hill Rep.-elect Ojeda posts tribute to father who died after midterms: ‘He held on’ Free to read
- Center The Wall Street Journal A Missionary Pope Faces a Chain Saw-Wielding Populist in Argentina Paywall
- Center UPI More than 2 million attend Pope Leo XIV's first mass in Argentina Free to read
- Right Breitbart Pope Leo Greeted by 40,000 Faithful During First South America Mass in Uruguay Free to read
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