A still-recovering pope will head home to Latin America and his beloved Peru for a 12-day trip
The 71-year-old pope will visit three countries and deliver 36 speeches as he returns to the continent that shaped his ministry.
- On Friday, Pope Leo XIV departed Rome for a 12-day tour of Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, returning to the continent where he served as a missionary for decades before becoming the first US-born pontiff.
- The 71-year-old Pope underwent lung cancer surgery last month but has fully recovered, with Vatican officials confirming no special medical measures are necessary for the demanding journey across South America.
- Leo will travel 31,000 km across 10 cities delivering 36 speeches, while Argentine officials estimate some 7 million people will attend events throughout the tour welcoming the pontiff.
- Seeking to "strengthen faith, renew hope, rekindle the fire of charity," the Pope visits Uruguay, Latin America's most secular nation, before Argentina—homeland of his predecessor Pope Francis.
- Addressing environmental destruction, arms trafficking, and regional political instability, the Vatican aims to reenergize Catholicism amid challenges of inequality, violence, and the faith's declining presence across Latin America.
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Just now Pope Leo had to be removed because of a malignant tumor part of the right lung. Now the head of the church has set off on his longest journey to date. For the Pontiff it is also a return.
POPE Leo begins a historic tour of South America, visiting three countries and millions of believers just a month after undergoing demanding lung surgery.
Leo XIV lived in South America for more than 20 years. Now his longest trip abroad takes him back to Peru as well as Uruguay and Argentina - under completely different circumstances than planned.
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