Pope Leo starts South America 'homecoming' tour a month after lung surgery
The 71-year-old pontiff begins a 12-day, 31,000-km tour after lung cancer surgery, with 36 speeches and meetings on abuse scandals.
- On Friday, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay, after a nearly 14-hour flight from Rome, beginning a 12-day South American tour with President Yamandu Orsi welcoming him at Carrasco International Airport.
- Uruguay's secularism stems from limited colonial settlement, making it distinctly at odds with the Catholic Church on social policies. Historian Gerardo Caetano noted this context; Latin America holds around 40% of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics yet remains Uruguay's most secular country.
- Recovering from lung cancer surgery three weeks ago, Pope Leo XIV maintains an intense itinerary including a visit to Casavalle, the capital's highest-homicide neighborhood, and a Saturday Mass in Paysandu where 30,000 pilgrims are expected.
- At Plaza Independencia, Pope Leo XIV appealed for healthcare to be "accessible to everyone" while issuing calls for the "protection of the unborn" and describing Uruguay's high suicide rates as "painful."
- Pope Leo XIV travels to Argentina on Sunday, the homeland of his predecessor Pope Francis, before continuing to Peru, where he spent two decades as a missionary and calls "one of my many homes.
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Paysandú (Uruguay), 7 Nov (EFE).- The Pope put on mate this Saturday, one of the most representative drinks of the region and Uruguayan symbol, as an example to "share, be together and strengthen ties", during the Mass he celebrated before about 40,000 faithful in Paysandú, on the second day of his visit to Uruguay, first stage [...] The entry The Pope sets the example of mate to "share and strengthen ties" in Mass in Uruguay was first published…
Pope Leo urges Uruguay's Catholics to be 'bridge builders'
Just three weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, the 71-year-old pontiff has embarked on a 12-day tour of the continent where he served nearly two decades as a missionary. Latin America is the world's most Catholic continent but the number of people who define themselves as Catholic has plummeted in the past 30 years, from 80 percent to 55 percent, a Latinobarometro poll showed. In the northwestern city of Paysandu, Leo urged Uruguayan…
Pope Leo Challenges Uruguay On Abortion, Euthanasia & Suicide
Pope Leo XIV landed Nov. 6 in Uruguay, Latin America's most secular country, and used his first address to challenge the nation's political leadership on abortion, euthanasia and a suicide rate that remains among the highest in the Americas.
Pope Leo in Uruguay, starts South American tour just 3 weeks after surgery
Three weeks after lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV opened a three-nation tour of Latin America on Friday by declaring he felt better than he looked and crediting God, good doctors and his healthy lifestyle with his quick recovery. ...Keep on reading: Pope Leo in Uruguay, starts South American tour just 3 weeks after surgery
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Pope Leo XIV landed Nov. 6 in Uruguay, Latin America's most secular country, and used his first address to challenge the nation's political leadership on abortion, euthanasia and a suicide rate that remains among the highest in the Americas. The post Pope Leo challenges secular Uruguay on abortion, euthanasia and suicide first appeared on OSV News.
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