ABC · October 1, 2026

A residential facility for people with disabilities that will take in León XIV protests the government's budget cuts

An EFE news report published by ABC featured a visit to the Cottolengo Don Orione in Claypole, in the province of Buenos Aires, where more than 400 people with disabilities live and which will be one of Pope Leo XIV’s stops on his trip to Argentina. There, the institution’s leaders criticized the failure to disburse state funds: Father Aníbal Quevedo, who coordinates the organization’s fourteen homes across the country, stated that “we do not receive what we need as required by law,” and the congregation complained about delays in the delivery of medications and hygiene supplies.

The article placed this complaint within the context of the Javier Milei administration’s policy toward the sector: it mentions the corruption lawsuit involving the National Disability Agency, a nearly 12% drop in disability pensions between 2023 and 2025, and the presidential veto of the emergency law, which was later overturned by Congress.

Via ABC