Church prelates signal social criticism ahead of Pope's Argentina visit

Buenos Aires archbishop Jorge García Cuerva, at a preparatory mass for the Luján pilgrimage, publicly criticized Argentina's social conditions, saying Pope León XIV will find a country marked by discrediting, intolerance, and widespread poverty. The remarks are a pointed rebuke to the national government, which has yet to respond. This signals potential political friction between the Church and the administration ahead of the papal visit.