Pope Leo XIV in Argentina, two million people for mass in Buenos Aires. PHOTO
The pontiff visits the Piccolo Cottolengo of Claypole and mass celebration at the Monumento de los Españoles
Quick Look
- Pope Leo XIV on his apostolic visit to Argentina celebrated mass in Buenos Aires in front of around 2.5 million faithful.
- The pontiff visited the Piccolo Cottolengo in Claypole, underlining the importance of welcoming people with disabilities.
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Why It Matters
Pope Leo XIV is on an apostolic journey to South America, which began in Uruguay and continued in Argentina. The pontiff will remain in Argentina until November 11 before traveling to Peru.
It is a day entirely dedicated to the social world, today in Buenos Aires and surrounding areas, for Pope Leo XIV. The first appointment is with a visit to the Piccolo Cottolengo of Don Orione which assists disabled people and people with addictions. The pontiff went to the site in the popemobile, passing among the people and greeting the faithful who came to the street to meet him.
"The progress of a nation is also measured by the welcome it offers to people with disabilities", said the Pope during his visit to Piccolo Cottolengo in Claypole, 30 kilometers from Buenos Aires.
Addressing the people assisted, Leone also underlined: "Today I would like to affirm that your lives are not a burden for society, they are a blessing, because you can help us not to forget what is the foundation of the dignity of every human being and what is truly important in life".
The Pope then moved to the Palermo area of Buenos Aires, near the "Monumento de los Españoles", to celebrate Mass for the family. According to the official estimate of the Argentine Presidency, at least two million people came to attend the mass: it was Leo XIV's first mass event of his trip to South America.
After the official estimate of the Argentine Presidency, which had spoken of two million faithful present at the Mass, the update from the National Police arrived: the faithful present at the Pontiff's Mass in Buenos Aires would be two and a half million. The spokesperson of the archdiocese of Buenos Aires added that there had never been so many for Pope Leo's mass.
Then, after mass at the Monumento de los Espanoles, Leone's program includes a meeting with the world of work at the Catholic University of Argentina in the afternoon. Followed by the meeting with religious leaders. The Pope's public day will end in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, where some of Bergoglio's vestments are kept, with Vespers.
Yesterday, however, there was a meeting between Prevost and the Argentine president Javier Milei, at the Casa Rosada. The pontiff will remain in Argentina until Wednesday 11 November. And his entire journey, which began in Uruguay, will continue until November 17: after Argentina Leone will also stop in Peru.
Open Questions
- What will be the specific contents of the meeting with religious leaders?
