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On his third day in Argentina, the second leg of his Apostolic Journey to South America, Pope Leo XIV visits the city of Córdoba where he celebrated Mass and met with the local clergy and pastoral workers, before ending the day with a prayer vigil with young people back in Buenos Aires.
At a prayer vigil with around 1 million young people in Buenos Aires, Pope Leo XIV invites young people in Argentina to return to Christ in prayer, since it is never too late to respond to God’s call to holiness.
Addressing Argentinian clergy and pastoral workers in Córdoba, the Pope calls for renewed fidelity to the original call of Christ, a deeper commitment to the poor and the courage to persevere in mission, even amid suffering and personal limitations.
Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful gathered outside the Archbishop’s Residence in Cordoba, and calls all Argentinians to unity, so that they can “accomplish anything.”
During his Apostolic Journey to Argentina, Pope Leo XIV recalls the Saints and Blesseds who helped shape the country’s spiritual heritage, as their holiness was lived in tireless service to those most in need.
At Mass celebrated “for the sanctification of the Argentine people,” Pope Leo XIV says carrying out the mission entrusted to us is a “joyful duty” that can best be accomplished by the example of one’s own life.
On the sidelines of the youth prayer vigil in Buenos Aires, Maia Canosa, a journalism student at the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA), tells Vatican News about her experience as a volunteer organizing the event with Pope Leo XIV.
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Pope Leo XIV concludes his second day in Argentina by greeting the faithful in Buenos Aires, encouraging them to welcome Christ's call to proclaim the Good News with joy.
At the end of his second day in Argentina, Pope Leo XIV pauses in prayer before a plaque commemorating Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who served as Archbishop of Buenos Aires for seven years ahead of his election as Pope Francis.