Thousands Pour Into a Park in Uruguay for Pope Leo’s First Mass in South America
Pope Leo drew thousands to an open-air Mass as he urged worshippers to stay engaged with the church and its message.
- On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass in South America in Paysandú, Uruguay, drawing more than 30,000 registered attendees from Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil to the riverside city 230 miles from Montevideo.
- Pope Leo arrived in Uruguay on Friday to urge South America's most secular nation, with 3.5 million people, to embrace the Catholic faith amid pressing social challenges, continuing his 12-day tour despite undergoing lung cancer surgery on October 13.
- Saturday's Mass honored Blessed Jacinto Vera, a 19th-century priest who became Uruguay's first bishop. The Vatican reported an additional 10,000 people attended beyond registered numbers despite morning rain and gray skies.
- Local church groups and authorities coordinated the Friday evening vespers service and Saturday Mass, aiming to challenge Uruguay's image as indifferent to religion through visible papal presence and community engagement.
- In Montevideo, Pope Leo will tour neighborhoods affected by drug trafficking and gang violence, where the Church works with municipal authorities on housing and rehabilitation programs, before visiting Argentina and Peru.
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An estimated 40,000 pour into a park in Uruguay for Pope Leo’s first Mass in South America – WTOP News
PAYSANDÚ, Uruguay (AP) — An estimated 40,000 people poured into a city on the Uruguay River on Saturday for Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass in South America, as the pontiff sought to raise the profile of the Catholic Church in Uruguay, the region’s most secular country. The crowd erupted in the stadium chant of “Olé,...
An estimated 40,000 pour into a park in Uruguay for Pope Leo's fi
PAYSANDÚ, Uruguay (AP) — An estimated 40,000 people poured into a city on the Uruguay River on Saturday for Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass in South America, as the pontiff sought to raise the profile of the
An estimated 40,000 pour into a park in Uruguay for Pope Leo’s first Mass in South America
The Vatican says 40,000 people from Uruguay and neighboring Argentina and Brazil are pouring into a city on the Uruguay River for Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass on the continent.
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Thousands pour into a park in Uruguay for Pope Leo’s first Mass in South America
PAYSANDÚ, Uruguay (AP) — Thousands of people poured into a city on the Uruguay River on Saturday for Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass in South America, as the pontiff sought to raise the profile of the Catholic Church in Uruguay,…
An estimated 40,000 pour into a park in Uruguay for Pope Leo's first Mass in South America
The Vatican says 40,000 people from Uruguay and neighboring Argentina and Brazil are pouring into a city on the Uruguay River for Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass on the continent.
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