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,

Can Pope Leo XIV solve the Vatican funding crisis? Here’s how the Holy See manages money - The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a big budget problem