Pope Leo to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November, Vatican says
The 11-day apostolic journey will include 10 cities and mark his return to Peru, where he spent decades as a missionary and bishop.
- Pope Leo XIV will undertake an Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17, the Holy See Press Office announced on Wednesday. The trip spans ten cities over eleven days.
- The Argentina leg marks the first papal visit to the country in almost 40 years. Pope Francis, Leo's predecessor, never managed to visit his homeland during his 12-year pontificate.
- Pope Leo XIV retains Peruvian citizenship after serving as bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023. He first arrived as an Augustinian friar in the 1980s, establishing deep ties to the nation.
- The Pope begins in Uruguay, where Catholics comprise only 36% of the population—the lowest percentage in Latin America. This distinct religious landscape shapes the opening phase of his journey.
- In Peru, Leo will encounter a government led by Keiko Fujimori, recently sworn in as the nation's first female president. Fujimori is the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, who served from 1990 to 2000.
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Pope Leo XIV speaks to members of the media aboard the papal plane April 15, 2026, en route to Yaounde, Cameroon, amid his apostolic journey. The Vatican announced Aug. 5 that Pope Leo will visit 10 cities in South America during his apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru Nov. 6-17. (Photo: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Pool, via OSV News) by Courtney Mares ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV will make the first apostolic journey to South America of…
The American pope will be in Uruguay from November 6 to 8, in Argentina from November 8 to 11, and in Peru from November 11 to 17, where he lived for 20 years as a missionary and where he will visit, among other places, the city of Chiclayo (northwest), where he was bishop. In Uruguay, he will travel to Montevideo, Paisandú (central-west), and Florida, north of the capital. In Argentina, he will visit Buenos Aires, Córdoba (central), and Luján,…
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