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Pope Leo XIV arrives in South America

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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Pope Leo XIV arrived in South America on Nov. 6, kicking off an 11-day trip that will take him from the continent’s Southern Cone to the highlands of the Andes and Amazon rainforest. The papal flight landed in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, at 4:17 p.m. local time (2:17 p.m. ET). Leo was scheduled later in the day to address President Yamandú Orsi and other dignitaries, and then to lead a vespers service in the city’s …

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Pope Leo XIV visits Uruguay, Tilmann Kleinjung, at the start of the South America journey

·Hamburg, Germany
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The Pontiff first visits the strictly secular Uruguay - a stable democracy, in which the church is not particularly popular. Health is also a challenge for the 71-year-old.

·Bonn, Germany
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The sixth Apostolic Journey of Pope Leo XIV begins, with his visit to Uruguay from 6 to 8 November. The plane coming from Rome terrorized ...

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Pope Leo XIV arrived Friday night in South America. As he was rather "in shape", he had to celebrate a mass in Uruguay on Saturday during the first big gathering of an intense tour across the continent.

·Geneva, Switzerland
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Leo XIV visits the most secular country in Latin America, the birthplace of his predecessor and the homeland that welcomed him and gave him nationality

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ACI Africa broke the news on Friday, November 6, 2026.
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