Pope will wrap up Argentina tour with a visit to a prison and a shrine before heading home to Peru
- Pope Leo XIV concludes his Argentina visit today with two poignant stops: Devoto Prison and the Luj Basilica, both sites holding deep sentimental connections to Pope Francis.
- Devoto Prison, a former military dictatorship detention center, is undergoing closure. In 1978, the Seventh Pavilion Massacre killed 65 prisoners; a federal court recently sentenced former prison chiefs Juan Carlos Ruiz and Horacio Mart for their roles.
- Human rights activist lawyers have petitioned courts to prevent the site's disposal, arguing "the space must be preserved until the investigations regarding the crimes against humanity that occurred" are finalized.
- Following the prison visit, Leo will pilgrimage to the Luj Basilica, dedicated to the Virgin. The shrine recently hosted more than 2.8 million people despite persistent rain, a record for the site.
- Known as Padre Robert in Peru, Leo returns there later today after spending over two decades as a missionary priest and bishop. He continues Pope Francis's legacy of visiting inmates during foreign trips.
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For the Pontifex, who also has Peruvian citizenship, the last stop of his Latin American journey is a home game. However, in the presence of President Fujimori, he finds admonishing words.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in the capital of Peru Lima, the last of a 12-day tour in Latin America, only weeks after he had undergone surgery to treat lung cancer.
Pontiff greeted by President Keiko Fujimori in Lima on final leg of his first Latin American tour, returning to the country where he served for decades as missionary and bishop
Pope Leo XIV landed on Wednesday local time in Peru, the country he spent more than two decades in before becoming pope.
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