Argentina's President Javier Milei held his first official audience with Pope Leo at the Vatican on Saturday where he confirmed that the pontiff will visit the South American country, according to the presidential spokesman.

Pope Leo XIV met Argentine President Javier Milei on Saturday in the Vatican Apostolic Palace. According to a note from the Vatican press office, Pope Leo and Milei discussed "matters of common interest,

The world's smallest country has a big budget problem. The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds. It primarily finances the Catholic Church's central government through donations that have been plunging,