Pope Francis met Argentine President Cristina Kirchner for a closed-door Vatican meeting focused largely on the theme of economic injustice, as Buenos Aires fights hedge fund creditors. Kirchner, whose centre-left government is mired in a bitter US court battle with what it terms “vulture fund” creditors, met privately with her compatriot for 15 minutes before they exchanged gifts and lunched together at the Casa Santa Marta, the pope’s residence. “The pope received me with the same warmth as always,” Kirchner told journalists after what was her fourth meeting with the 77-year-old pontiff.
