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Pope Leo made veiled criticism of Argentine President Javier Milei's austerity measures on his arrival in Argentina on 9 November 2026, during the second leg of his Latin America tour. BBC World reported the comments on arrival. Deutsche Welle reported that the pontiff once called for protecting the vulnerable as Milei cuts disability care and social services. Deutsche Welle also reported that an estimated 2.5 million people attended Pope Leo's mass in Buenos Aires, his largest gathering yet, and that he renewed his warning over the austerity measures there. The figure was reported by Deutsche Welle alone in the available material. The visit has put the government's spending cuts at the centre of the trip's public messaging.