Milei meets Pope Leo, confirms visit to Argentina
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Argentina's Milei Meets Pope Leo at the Vatican
Above: Pope Leo XIV meets with Argentina's President Javier Milei during an audience at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on June 7, 2025. Image copyright: Mario Tomassetti/Contributor/Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images
The Spin
Left narrative
That Milei is trying to amend his relationship with the Vatican after the death of Pope Francis — a fellow countryman whom the Argentine president even equated with the Antichrist — is merely a damage control attempt doomed to fail. Whoever is the pontiff, it's a matter of fact that his radical beliefs and approach contradict Catholic social teachings.
Right narrative
It's cheering that Pope Leo has promised a fresh start for bilateral relations, even confirming his plans to visit Argentina as soon as possible. A new diplomatic chapter is about to kick off as the pontiff is set to correct a strange anomaly seen during the papacy of Buenos Aires-born Pope Francis, who visited eight countries in Latin America but neglected his own homeland.