Pope Leo Begins South America Tour in 'Fairly Good Shape' After Cancer Treatment
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Leon XIV assured that he was rather "in shape" and defended universal access to health care upon his arrival in Uruguay, where he was to celebrate a mass on Saturday during the first big gathering of an intense tour in South America.
Pope Leon XIV said that he is "quite fit" and defended universal medical care when he arrived this Friday in Uruguay, the most secular country in the region, for an intense South American tour three weeks after his operation of lung cancer.
Pope Leo begins South America tour in 'fairly good shape' after cancer treatment » Africa Global Village
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Uruguay, where he will celebrate a Mass on Saturday, as he began a 12-day tour of South America in “fairly good shape.” Leo’s sixth international tour takes him to the continent that helped shape his priesthood, just three weeks after surgery for a tumor on his right lung. The 71-year-old pontiff will visit Uruguay, Argentina…
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Speaking to reporters during the 13-and-a-half-hour flight from Rome to the capital Montevideo, he put his quick recovery down to: “Trusting God, good doctors, good surgeons, and overall I think a healthy lifestyle.” Asked if he felt as good as he looked, 71-year-old Leo replied: “Maybe better.” The pontiff acknowledged doubts over whether he would […]
Pope Leo XIV guaranteed, this Friday, to be "in quite good shape" during the flight to Uruguay, the first stage of his visit to South America. Less...
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