Argentina
The Government confirmed that Javier Milei will receive Pope Leo XIV on November 8 at the Casa Rosada
The Presidency formalized Leo XIV’s visit to Argentina between November 8 and 11, 2026. According to the schedule released by the Holy See and reproduced by the Government, the Pontiff will hold a meeting with Javier Milei on his first day in Buenos Aires.
The Office of the President confirmed Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Argentina, scheduled between November 8 and 11, 2026, and ratified that during the first day of the trip he will hold a meeting with Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada, according to Ámbito.
According to the official schedule released by the Holy See and cited by that outlet, Leo XIV will arrive on Sunday, November 8, at 4:30 p.m. at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, coming from Montevideo. Later, he will visit the Monument to General San Martín and the Armies of Independence in Plaza San Martín, take part in the welcome ceremony at the Casa Rosada at 5:20 p.m. and meet with Milei at 5:50 p.m.
Still according to Ámbito, after that audience the Pope will continue his agenda at Palacio Libertad, where he will lead a meeting with national authorities, representatives of civil society and members of the diplomatic corps, in addition to delivering a speech.
The visit will also include activities in Buenos Aires, Claypole, Córdoba and Luján. On Monday, November 9, a visit is scheduled to the Pequeño Cottolengo Don Orione in Claypole, a mass at the Monumento de los Españoles, a meeting with representatives of the world of work at the Universidad Católica Argentina, a meeting with leaders of Christian communities and other religious traditions at Palacio San Martín, a vespers celebration at the Metropolitan Cathedral and a dinner with bishops at the Archbishop’s House.
For Tuesday, November 10, the program includes a trip to Córdoba, where Leo XIV will celebrate a mass on the esplanade of the Escuela de Aviación Militar and then will meet with bishops, priests, deacons, religious men and women, seminarians and pastoral agents. That same night he will return to Buenos Aires for a vigil with young people at the Monumento de los Españoles.
On Wednesday, November 11, the final day of the visit, the Pontiff will go to the Federal Penitentiary Complex of Buenos Aires, celebrate a mass in the square in front of the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján and then depart from Ministro Pistarini International Airport bound for Lima, Peru.
In the statement cited by Ámbito, the Government said the trip will take place in response to invitations extended by Milei and by the Argentine Church. It also thanked Leo XIV for deciding to visit the country and said the Pope’s arrival represents an event of special institutional significance.
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