Overview

• Tens of thousands of faithful converged on the Santuario de San Cayetano in Liniers for Mass, offerings and prayer on August 7 in a pilgrimage to invoke the patron saint of bread and work.
• The Comisión Ejecutiva de la Conferencia Episcopal Argentina, led by Archbishop Marcelo Colombo, formally warned President Javier Milei that safeguarding employment must be an indispensable priority in any economic policy.
• Unions including CATT, UTEP, the CCC and Movimiento Evita mobilized in Rosario under the slogan “Paz, Pan, Tierra, Techo y Trabajo,” blessing community kitchens and marching toward the Monumento a la Bandera.
• Processions and prayer services in cities nationwide underscored San Cayetano’s role as a focal point for religious devotion and socio-economic solidarity.
• Pilgrims brought wheat sheaves, nonperishable food and yellow candles for blessing in rituals that signify communal support and hope in the face of persistent job insecurity.