Pope Leo Visits Argentine Care Home

What happened

Pope Leo XIV visited an Argentine care home for people with disabilities Monday, renewing his call to protect the country’s most vulnerable people.
The Cottolengo Don Orione home in Claypole, south of Buenos Aires, houses more than 400 people with disabilities.
Leo embraced residents in wheelchairs, blessed them and told them their lives were a blessing, not a burden on society.
The home is owed hundreds of thousands of dollars amid President Javier Milei’s cuts to healthcare and social services.
Argentina’s Senate is preparing to consider disability funding legislation that Milei opposes.

How the left told it

Left-leaning outlets framed Leo’s visit and appeals as a challenge to Milei’s austerity policies. The Los Angeles Times and PBS NewsHour called the care-home visit a “symbolically powerful rebuke,” emphasizing its struggles under spending cuts, while the Guardian described Leo’s earlier speech as a “stinging critique.”

How the right told it

Right-leaning outlets were represented only by Breitbart News, whose two articles offered different frames of Leo’s Argentina visit. One headline said he “Celebrates Free Enterprise,” emphasizing private enterprise and his warm reception from Milei; the other said he “takes Milei to task,” highlighting his criticism of austerity.

Pope Leo Visits Argentine Care Home

What happened

How the left told it

How the right told it

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