00:15Hello, join us. We go live at this hour to Argentina once more with the vest, the official
00:21vest of Pope Leo XIV who is at this very moment arriving at the monument to the Spaniards in Palermo
00:31neighborhood Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina where he is due to offer a holy mass to thousands
00:41I would dare to say millions of Argentinians who are waving white and yellow flags in respect
00:50to the Bishop of Rome at this very moment in a symbolic way in which the Pope Leo XIV is
01:02saying to Argentina that they are blessed and accompanied and listened to as well in the midst
01:10of so much uncertainty political and economic uncertainty with a message that goes beyond
01:16faith it is a message as well of strength of resilience in this in this crucial moment we are
01:26seeing devotees who are overwhelmed emotionally by and moved emotionally moved by the presence of Pope
01:38Pope Leo XIV at this hour the Bishop of Rome your holiness Pope Leo XIV is said to offer a
01:49holy mass
01:50peace of the monument to the Spaniards it is also a symbolic moment because it's a prominent prominent
01:59symbol of the historic ties between Argentina and Spain one of Palermo's most imposing landmarks it was conceived
02:11as a gift as a gift from the Spanish community to commemorate the centenary of the May revolution of 1810
02:20which marked the beginning of Argentina's independence process it is an open place that
02:28is gathering millions of Argentinians at this hour we are seeing on our screens as well the presence
02:34of president Javier Mele who also was the one who received him on the first day of this
02:44apostolic visit on Sunday the arrival of Pope Leo XIV from Uruguay the first leg of his journey
02:54through Latin America and now he is the pope is present in Argentina has as he has delivered as well
03:04a stinging critique of Argentine president Javier Mele's harsh austerity measures insisting growth must benefit
03:14all in a speech met with rapturous applause in Buenos Aires the economy must be at the service of the
03:24people rather than the people being at the service of the economy that was the statement from the message
03:32from your holiness Pope Leo XIV in on Sunday shortly after landing in Argentina on the second day of Latin
03:42American of his Latin American tour Leo stressed the plight of those who despite hard work nonetheless
03:51struggled to meet their household's needs he spoke out in defense of the poor and pensioners insisting that
03:59particular concern be shown for those affected by illness dependency and disability it was not a
04:08casualty that today in the the second day of of his visit to Argentina he decided to visit as well
04:18the a center that is housed to hundreds of people living with disabilities and it is a message as well
04:28for those in need and also Pope Leo XIV spoke in defense precisely of the poor of the pensioners we
04:40have
04:41been seeing pensioners taken to the streets on a monthly basis demanding respect for the retirement payments as well
04:52and in this particular Pope Leo XIV insisted that particular concern be shown for those affected
05:00by the economic decisions and also those in a vulnerable position also reference to the government's controversial cuts
05:11to disability assistance he also told Millet known for his full mouth diatribes that strengthening democracy
05:22required a willingness to listen and the careful use of words Argentina is also
05:32the home country of the late Pope Francis who Millet famously insulted for his poor advocacy in Buenos Aires
05:43Pope Leo XIV insisted on the importance of personal integrity in public office
05:51Pope Leo XIV said tribute goodbye by Jesus
05:52Pope Leo XIV said unfortunately
05:53Pope Leo XIV said this is the peace that a meeting of his漂ed
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