Pope Leo starts South America 'homecoming' tour a month after lung surgery
- On Friday, Pope Leo XIV departed Rome for a 12-day apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, marking his first Latin American visit as pontiff and the longest international trip of his pontificate.
- Just 24 days after undergoing a lobectomy for lung adenocarcinoma on October 13, the 71-year-old pontiff was cleared by Vatican officials to undertake the 31,000 km journey with no additional medical precautions required.
- Uruguay, the region's most secular country, has not hosted a pope since 1988 and officially designates Christmas as "Family Day" and Holy Week as "Tourism Week," reflecting deep church-state separation.
- During the tour, Leo will address regional instability and environmental destruction while meeting survivors of clerical sexual abuse and Argentine President Javier Milei, a libertarian ally of US President Donald Trump.
- Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni described the journey as a "homecoming to places where he spent a long time," as Leo seeks to "strengthen the faith, renew hope, rekindle the fire of charity" across the continent.
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The high pontiff was received by President Yamandú Orsi and then gave his first speech in the region in the Independence Square of downtown Montevideo. After three days in Uruguayan territory, the bishop of Rome will visit Argentina and Peru.
Pope Leo XIV expressed hope that the humanitarian mission in Alyoshki will be continued
Pope Leo XIV expressed hope that the humanitarian mission in Alyoshki will be continued. The pontiff told reporters during a flight to Montevideo, where his apostolic visit to Uruguay began. "Thank God that we managed to carry out a humanitarian...
The first American Pope begins a 31,000-kilometer journey from Uruguay and Argentina to Peru today, November 6.
The Pontiff begins his South American tour, which will extend until November 17
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ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America on Friday with a visit to Uruguay, the region’s least...
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