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Pope Francis has met Javier Milei, the recently elected president of Argentina, the pope’s home country, for the first time on Sunday. Milei, a former professor of economics who has made a name for himself with his libertarian policies, is in Rome for the canonization of Mama Antula, an 18th century Argentine nun. The two greeted each other in St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday before the service which was led by Francis. Relations between the two have been strained. During his campaign for the presidency, Milei termed Francis, formerly archbishop of Buenos Aires, an “imbecile” and accused him of p…

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