“The world expects commitment from us,” the Supreme Pontiff stated during his homily on the large esplanade of the Argentine Air Force, where some 650,000 the faithful—from this province, other parts of the country, and even neighboring nations—had gathered.

During the homily, he remembered “Cura Brochero,” a Catholic priest from Cordoba popularly known as “gaucho priest,” remembered for his deep pastoral and social work in the Traslasierra mountain region.

He also spoke of Mama Antula—a consecrated laywoman and the country’s first female saint—along with other prominent figures of the Argentine Church. At the age of 15, Antula chose to consecrate herself as a laywoman, turning down a marriage into a wealthy family in order to help the poor and the sick.

The Pope is also scheduled to meet with a group of relatives of victims who were murdered or forcibly disappeared during the last civic-military dictatorship.

Meanwhile, in Buenos Aires, National Deputy Esteban Paulon has filed a formal request for information, demanding that Javier Milei’s administration explain to Congress the presence of a scandalous “VIP tent”—set up for government officials, allied lawmakers, business leaders, and entertainment figures—during the Mass held by Pope Leo XIV in Palermo neighborhood.

It is estimated that this exclusive arrangement cost the Argentine state approximately 8.69 billion pesos (5,535 dollars). The draft resolution demands to know the criteria used for the allocation of the space and whether any “conflict-of-interest analysis” was conducted.

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