Overview
- Marcelo Colombo, who spoke Saturday, said more people are seeking help from Cáritas and described conditions in large cities as very hard.
- The Argentine Episcopal Conference sent a formal letter to Health Minister Mario Lugones asking for an urgent, visible response and for overdue transfers to be restored.
- Church leaders said disability providers have gone months without state payments since late 2025, which threatens food, medicines, and staff pay at care centers.
- Institutions such as the Don Orione homes, which house and treat people with disabilities, rely on those funds to pay professionals and keep facilities running.
- The bishops expect meetings with officials in the coming days to check data and lapsed agreements, and they stress the appeal is institutional and not a partisan move.