Pope visits care home in Argentina for people with disabilities, renewing call to protect the vulnerable
Summary
Pope Leo XIV visited a home for people with disabilities near Buenos Aires and urged Argentina to protect vulnerable people. His visit came amid cuts to disability services under President Javier Milei and ahead of a Senate debate on funding disability benefits.Key Facts
- The Cottolengo Don Orione home in Claypole houses more than 400 people with disabilities on 123 acres.
- Leo embraced residents, spoke with them and blessed them during his visit.
- In the home’s chapel, Leo said people with disabilities are a blessing, not a burden, and that a nation’s progress depends partly on how it welcomes them.
- Milei’s austerity measures have affected healthcare and social services, including specialized therapy programs for people with disabilities.
- Argentina’s Congress overrode Milei’s veto last year to pass a law increasing disability-care funding, but his administration has resisted putting the law into effect.
- The Senate was due to consider a measure to fund disability benefits in next year’s budget; Milei opposes it.
- Leo was also scheduled to meet business leaders, union representatives and leaders of popular movements at the Catholic University of Argentina.
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