Pope Francis is Officially Invited by New President Javier Milei to Argentina after the Pope's Congratulatory Phone Call to the President



President Javier Milei sent a letter to Pope Francis to officially invite him to visit Argentina during his mandate, after His Holiness expressed interest in traveling to the country in 2024 . The invitation was signed by the president himself and was sent through diplomatic channels to the Vatican .
In the two-page letter that was sent to the Vatican, Milei highlighted the importance that His Holiness's visit can have on the unity of Argentines in addition to achieving “pacification” between all the sectors that make up the country.
Throughout the letter, the President thanked him for the call he made after his victory in November and assured that “ his words were a gesture of encouragement, in addition to strengthening the conviction about the urgency of transforming the reality that our country is going through to ensure peace and prosperity, through the social and political reforms that are so necessary.”
"His presence and his message will contribute to the long-desired unity of all our compatriots and will provide us with the collective strength necessary to preserve our peace and work for the prosperity and enlargement of our beloved Argentine Republic," he explained.
FULL TEXT - President Milei's letter to Pope Francis
“I appreciate your very significant phone call on November 22, after my election as President. I value his wise advice and his wishes for courage and wisdom for me, so necessary to face the challenge of directing the destinies of our Country and our fellow citizens.

Personally, his words were a gesture of encouragement, in addition to strengthening my conviction about the urgency of transforming the reality that our country is going through to ensure peace and prosperity, through the social and political reforms that are so necessary.

I also take this opportunity to thank you for the participation of the Holy See in the ceremony of my assumption as President of the Nation last, December 10, by sending the Apostolic Nuncio to Chile, Monsignor Alberto Ortega Martin, as its Representative. 

Your Holiness, we Argentines are going through times of affliction and hope. We observe around us how poverty with its different faces and consequences reaches half of all our compatriots. Our economy is in a critical state and urgent measures must be adopted to avoid a social catastrophe with painful consequences.

Bearing in mind his advice to have the necessary wisdom and courage. In my first weeks in office I have proceeded to propose a series of government measures aimed at transforming the situation that the Argentine Republic has suffered for decades.

We are aware that these decisions can deepen inequalities. Therefore, our top priority is to protect our most vulnerable compatriots, thanking the collaboration of the Catholic Church, whose action in the social field is invaluable.

You know well that you do not need an invitation to come to your beloved Argentina. At the risk of saying the unnecessary, I invite you to visit our beloved Patna, according to the dates and places indicated to us, keeping in mind the general desire of our cities, provinces and towns to count on Your presence and transmit their filial affection.

As President of the Argentine Nation, I believe that your trip will bring fruits of pacification and brotherhood of all Argentines, eager to overcome our divisions and confrontations.

Your presence and your message will contribute to the long-desired unity of all our compatriots and will provide us with the collective strength necessary to preserve our peace and work for the prosperity and enlargement of our beloved Argentine Republic.

I know time is short. Even so, I hope that he can travel for the general joy of all the Argentine people. I reiterate to His Holiness the assurances of my highest consideration and respect for his work and his person.” Source:

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