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Video: Rev. Robert A. Sirico Interviewed on Argentinian Television – Poverty, Politics, and Pope Francis
Video: Rev. Robert A. Sirico Interviewed on Argentinian Television – Poverty, Politics, and Pope Francis
Feb 11, 2026 9:03 AM

Acton Institute President and Co-Founder Rev. Robert A. Sirico was in Argentina last week for Acton’s conference in Buenos Aires on Christianity and the Foundations of a Free Society, which is part of a series of Acton conferences being held around the world on the relationship between religious and economic freedom. While he was there, he was interviewed on Infobae.tvand spoke about the problems of poverty that Argentina is struggling with, and also addressed the relationship between Pope Francis and the media and politicians, and the security arrangementsthat are in place to keep the pope safe.

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