Pope Leo XIV Condemns Violence Against Children Visiting the Poor Neighborhood of Uruguay
The pope said 4 in 10 children and adolescents live in poverty and warned that insecurity is keeping some children out of school.
- On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV visited Uruguay during his 12-day South American tour, urging young people to "dare" to marry while condemning the deaths of children in neighborhoods gripped by drug violence.
- Uruguay, historically one of Latin America's safest and wealthiest nations, has experienced a sharp rise in its murder rate due to growing involvement in the cocaine trade.
- In the crime-blighted Casavalle neighborhood, residents reported the local murder rate is four times the national average, with commonplace gun violence a constant threat.
- A Latinobarometro poll shows self-defined Catholics in Latin America have plummeted to 55 percent over 30 years, prompting Leo to remark on the "advance of secularisation" during a prayer vigil.
- The 71-year-old pontiff will continue his tour on Sunday, traveling to Argentina—home of the late Pope Francis—before visiting Peru, where he previously served as bishop.
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Pope Leo XIV denounced violence in Uruguay in the poverty districts of the otherwise wealthy country. "There are children in Uruguay who do not go to school because they are afraid of not coming back," said Leo on Saturday (local time) during a visit to the crime-stricken neighborhood of Casavalle in Montevideo. The Pope had landed in Uruguay on Friday, only three and a half weeks after his lung cancer operation.Uruguay is one of the safest and …
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday condemned the deaths of children in drug-ridden neighborhoods of wealthy Uruguay and urged young people to dare to marry.
Pope Leo XIV continues his Latin American tour. After Uruguay, he arrives this Sunday, November 8, in Argentina, the birthplace of his predecessor Francis. If they rejoice at this papal visit, the first since that of John Paul II in 1987, many Argentinians continue to regret that "their" pope never returned to his native land. The day before, Leon denounced the death of children during his visit to a disadvantaged area of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Pope Leo XIV warned of the consequences of drug gang violence for children in Uruguay, calling for ensuring their right to education and safe life, in conjunction with calls for the strengthening of social ties.
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welingelichtekringen.nlMONTEVIDEO (ANP/AFP) - Pope Leo XIV called on young people in Uruguay on Saturday to marry and have children. "Dare to take the step by marrying and starting a family. Do not be afraid of 'forever'!" he said during a prayer vigil at the Centenario Stadium in the capital, Montevideo...
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