Pope Francis meets Argentine President Javier Milei at the Vatican, February 12, 2024. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Argentina's President Javier Milei visited his compatriot Pope Francis and senior Vatican officials on Monday, bearing pastries and biscuits and talking politics as he seeks to make up with the pontiff he had long derided.
Milei, a maverick right-wing libertarian, had heaped insults on Francis during his vote campaign last year, calling him an "imbecile who defends social justice". But the president has shifted tone in office as he tries to shore up support among his conservative Catholic base amid mounting challenges.
