Pope Leo XIV Arrives in Uruguay at Start of South American Tour Less than a Month After Lung Surgery
The pope said he had no doubt the trip would proceed after surgery and will focus on evangelization and pastoral visits across three countries.
- Pope Leo XIV arrived at Montevideo-Carrasco International Airport on November 6, beginning his 12-day apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru after a 13-hour flight from Rome covering more than 6,900 miles.
- Just 24 days after undergoing lung cancer surgery, the 71-year-old pontiff told journalists aboard the flight he was "convinced that this trip had to go forward" despite health concerns.
- Pope Leo attributed his rapid recovery to "trust in God, good doctors, good surgeons, and overall, a healthy lifestyle." The trip's motto, "I bring you good news of a great joy," underscores evangelization in South America's most secularized nation.
- During his stay, the pontiff will celebrate the country's patroness, Our Lady of the Thirty-Three, and address "how healthcare should be a right of all people" in Uruguay.
- Argentina and Peru follow, where the leader spent decades as a missionary. Pope Leo also introduced Maria Montserrat Alvarado, called "Montse," as the new prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication.
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Pope Leo arrives for South America ‘homecoming’ tour a month after lung surgery
Pope Leo arrived in Uruguay on Friday to kick off a 12-day trip across South America expected to attract crowds in the millions, as the first US-born pope returns to a Catholic stronghold region where he lived for decades as a missionary. Leo, who is 71 and underwent lung cancer surgery last month, will take […]
He said he was "quite fit" after the lung cancer operation he underwent last month.
The Pope Leo XIV landed in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Friday, November 6, for a South American tour. This is the first stage of a 12-day journey that must take him to Argentina and Peru. Upon his arrival, the Holy Father assured himself of feeling "in good shape" after his surgery mid-October. - "I feel in good shape": Pope Leo XIV reassures on his health after his operation (International).
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Our Sunday VisitorPope Leo Arrives in Uruguay, Saying He Had ‘No Doubt’ He Would Make the Trip After Cancer Surgery
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Uruguay on the afternoon of Nov. 6, telling journalists aboard his 13-hour transatlantic flight from Rome that he was "convinced that this trip had to go forward" following lung cancer surgery a little more than three weeks earlier.
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