Pope Leo Begins South America Tour in 'Fairly Good Shape'
The 71-year-old pontiff will meet political leaders and visit prisoners and the poor on a 12-day tour after lung surgery.
- On Friday, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay, to begin a 12-day South American tour, marking the first papal visit to the country in nearly four decades.
- Leo, 71, embarked on this intense trip just three weeks after surgery to remove a tumor from his right lung, telling reporters he is 'in fairly good shape.'
- President Yamandu Orsi welcomed the pontiff in Plaza Independencia, where Leo lamented Uruguay's high suicide rates and appealed for healthcare to be 'accessible to everyone.'
- While crowds remained relatively sparse compared to recent European visits, the environmentalist pope praised Uruguay's 'remarkable' achievement in greening its economy using renewable energy sources.
- The pontiff travels on Sunday to Argentina, the homeland of his predecessor Pope Francis, before concluding his tour in Peru, which Leo refers to as 'one of my many homes.
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Carlos Villarreal, special envoy of RPP, told live about the journey of the high pontiff to the cathedral of the capital, in the framework of a historical coverage that will culminate with his arrival in Peru.
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