Argentina
As President Milei's austerity hits hard, jobless Argentines appeal to the patron saint of work
Throughout decades of political change in Argentina, the annual Aug. 7 pilgrimage to St. Cayetano Sanctuary has served as a potent, and grim, reminder that in Argentina, economic despair remains a constant.
A person reaches out to the statue of Saint Cajetan inside San Cayetano church in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. Known as the patron saint of the unemployed, Catholics visit the church on the Italian Saint's feast day to pray for p... [4262 chars]