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Articles By Valentina di Giorgio

Pope Leo’s visit to Argentina unofficially confirmed after audience with President Milei

Pope Francis, famously refrained from returning to his homeland throughout his 12-year pontificate, despite repeated invitations. That silence, interpreted by many as a form of protest or emotional distance from his native country’s political class, has often been a source of speculation and even resentment among Argentines

Media pressure on the Pope? Synod Secretary General releases letter to the Pope

The subtext of the letter is difficult to ignore. While couched in deferential language, the message is clear: the Synod Secretariat expects the new pope not only to honor the framework established under Francis, but to actively implement it. “The indications of the Final Document,” they write, “can already be put into practice in local Churches,” as study groups prepare proposals for decisions that “involve the whole Church.”