A Missionary Pope Faces a Chain Saw-Wielding Populist in Argentina — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-missionary-pope-faces-a-chain-saw-wielding-populist-in-argentinaContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Pope Leo XIV arrives in Argentina for tense meeting with President Mileihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-missionary-pope-faces-a-chain-saw-wielding-populist-in-argentinahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-missionary-pope-faces-a-chain-saw-wielding-populist-in-argentina#u195242Wed, 11 Nov 2026 23:41:24 +0000Pope Leo XIV landed in Buenos Aires on Wednesday for the most sensitive leg of his three-country South America tour. The visit pits a missionary-oriented pontiff against President Javier Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist who has wielded a chainsaw as a campaign prop and aligned with Donald Trump. Leo urged Milei to "safeguard democracy" and acknowledge the "limits" of power upon arrival. The Argentine Church has clashed with Milei over austerity cuts that have deepened poverty. Leo is weeks removed from lung cancer surgery.Why it mattersThe encounter crystallizes a