Man arrested for death threats against Pope Leo XIV during visit to Argentina
A 49-year-old man was arrested in Argentina for threatening the life of Pope Leo XIV, who arrived in Buenos Aires for an apostolic visit to Latin America.
Arrest in Buenos Aires precedes Pope's arrival in Argentina
A 49-year-old man was arrested in Argentina for having made death threats against Pope Leo XIV, hours before the Supreme Pontiff landed in Buenos Aires. During searches conducted at the suspect's residence, authorities found a drone, whose operational capabilities are being investigated. The case was reported by Correio da Manhã.
Leo XIV arrived in the Argentine capital this Sunday, in a second stage of the apostolic journey he is undertaking across Latin America. "It is a tribute to Pope Francis, in the sense that I visit his country, where he was unable to go," the Pontiff declared, referring to his predecessor's native land.
Three days in Uruguay before Buenos Aires
Before landing in Buenos Aires, Leo XIV spent three days in Uruguay, where he issued several public appeals. He asked bishops for help in resolving the problem of the shortage of priests and advocated for the "wise use of technologies and artificial intelligence, placing the person before the algorithm and harmonising technical, emotional, social, spiritual and ecological intelligences".
The Pope also exhorted young people to marry and form families, without fearing permanent commitment. "Open your homes to life, even when the world tells you that a child is a burden," the Pontiff challenged during an open-air mass held in the locality of Florida, in Uruguay, which brought together around 50,000 people.
Second Pope to visit Argentina
Leo XIV is the second Pope in history to travel to Argentina. The first was John Paul II, who visited the country twice, the last time in 1987. Francis, despite being Argentine by birth, never returned to the country as Supreme Pontiff — a reason why Leo XIV's passage through Argentina assumes a particularly symbolic character.
Unlike Uruguay, where Catholics represent a minority of the population, Argentina is among the countries with the greatest Catholic expression in the world.
After Argentina, the Pope will continue his journey to Peru, a country where he lived for more than twenty years.
Source: Correio da Manhã