Pope Francis Receives Argentina's Vice-President Victoria Villarruel at the Vatican - VIDEO

On Monday, October 14, 2024, Pope Francis received the Catholic Vice-President of his home country of Argentina. Victoria Villarruel, age 49, was welcomed by the pope at the Vatican. The VP released a video of the encounter. She said, “Nice to see you.” Pope Francis responded in a humorous way: “Very well, still alive. Are you surviving?" Villarruel replied: “I’m so happy to see you standing,” (rather than in a wheel chair)  The vice president's meeting that lasted an hour. The Supreme Pontiff asked her “not to give up and not to lose common sense.”

Audiencia con el Santo Padre, hoy en la ciudad del Vaticano. ¡Gracias Santo Padre por sus palabras, consejos y por tener siempre presente a nuestra amada Argentina! 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/yLwG4UYuEy

— Victoria Villarruel (@VickyVillarruel) October 14, 2024