In Lat Am, Pope Urges Husbands to Respect Wives Amid Femicide Crisis
The pope tied his appeal to a regional femicide crisis, citing more than 3,800 women killed in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024, the UN said.
- On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV concluded the first leg of his South American tour in Florida, Uruguay, where thousands of worshippers attended an open-air mass outside a basilica.
- The appeal addresses a regional crisis; over 3,800 women were killed in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024 because of their gender, with nearly 20,000 femicides recorded over five years.
- During the homily, Leo urged husbands to "treat your wives with respect, ask for forgiveness and live with integrity, even when doing so requires sacrifice."
- Following the Uruguayan stop, Leo will travel to Argentina to meet President Javier Milei, whose austerity policies have drawn sharp criticism from the Catholic Church.
- Leo is on a 12-day tour of the continent where he previously served as a missionary and bishop, with the third and final leg of his journey taking him to Peru.
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Florida, Uruguay 08 Nov 2026 (Lusa) -- Pope Leo XIV, who ends his trip to Uruguay today, called on men to serve as an example to younger people and treat their women with respect.
The pontiff made the call during a ceremony in the city of Florida, as part of his first tour of Latin America. The statement occurs in a region where, during 2024, at least 3,828 women died of gender-based violence.
In 2024, at least 3,828 women died violently due to gender in Latin America and the Caribbean
On a visit to Uruguay, the head of the Catholic Church urged men to respect their spouses, in an area marked by a high rate of femicides Pope Leo XIV called on Sunday
In 2024, more than 3,800 women were victims of violent death for gender reasons in Latin America and the Caribbean – 11 women killed every day.
In 2024, more than 3,800 women were victims of gender-based violence in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to data from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
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