Pope’s visit to Argentina sets up showdown with ‘hyper-capitalist’ Milei
Excitement is in the air, because on Monday 9 November, the Cottolengo Don Orione – a Catholic-run home for disabled people – will be the first stop on Pope Leo XIV’s first full day of his trip to Argentina.
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- President has opposing views on many issues, and once called Leo’s predecessor the ‘representative of the Evil One’ Trees are being planted in the garden.
- Hundreds of other residents, several of them using wheelchairs, practise their positions outside the sanctuary.
- The brightly coloured buildings are getting another coat of paint.
But the pope’s visit to Claypole, about 26km from Buenos Aires, does not come at an especially happy time for the home, which counts about 400 residents with disabilities.
Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has made wide-ranging cuts to disability funding.
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