Pope Leo Visits Peru's High-Altitude Cusco, Testing Recovery From Lung Cancer
- Pope Leo XIV visited Cusco, Peru, on Nov. 15, during a South America tour, marking his toughest physical test since lung cancer surgery.
- He traveled to Cusco’s high altitude, where children and large crowds welcomed him.
- Pope Leo XIV addressed sick people, priests, and religious communities, saying illness can become a path to growing in faith and love.
- He was scheduled to continue to Peru’s Amazon region to meet Indigenous leaders and address deforestation, illegal logging, drug trafficking, and pollution.
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Pope Leon XIV arrived this Sunday in Cusco, at 3,400 meters altitude in the Peruvian Andes, on one of the most physically demanding days of his intense tour of South America, a month after his operation for lung cancer.
León XIV led the Angelus prayer from Cusco's Plaza Mayor, a traditional Sunday rite that recognized Andean traditions.
The pope was greeted on Sunday in Cusco by thousands of faithful in traditional clothes. The altitude and humid heat promise a challenging day for the sovereign pontiff, recently suffering from health problems, at the heart of an intense 12-day tour in Latin AmericaWelcomed by thousands of faithful in traditional clothes, Leo XIV was received Sunday in Cusco, in the Peruvian Andes, for a trying stage of his tour in South America, a month after h…
The pontiff prayed the angelus in the Plaza de Armas of the Peruvian city, where he also paid homage to the Lord of the Tremors. After spending about three hours in Cusco, he continued his South American tour to Pucallpa.
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The leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics will complete an intense 12-day tour of South America on Monday.
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