Pope will wrap up Argentina tour with a visit to a prison and a shrine before heading home to Peru
The pope urged prisoners to seek redemption and told pilgrims the shrine drew more than 3 million people, according to a local government source.
- 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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The Catholic SunAt Argentina's national shrine, Pope Leo calls country to reconciliation, communion and mission
In a city transformed overnight into something resembling both a vast open air Marian shrine and an Argentine soccer stadium, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the final Mass of his visit to Argentina and called the country to "rise up and walk" along paths of reconciliation, communion and mission.
More than three million believers gathered in Luján, Argentina, to participate in the last outdoor liturgy of Pope Leon XIV. It was a grand celebration organized on the last day of his visit to this country, one of the most important Catholic shrines in Latin America, reports AFP.
Pope Leo XIV concluded this Wednesday a historic visit to Argentina with a Mass in which two million people participated in Luján.
"Argentina, Get up and go!." Over 2 Million People Attended Pope Leon's Office at Lujan - HotNews.ro
More than 2 million people, according to the local authorities, attended Wednesday at Lujan, an important Catholic pilgrimage center in Argentina, at the last outdoor liturgy of Pope Leon XIV, on the fourth and last day of his visit to this South American country, informs AFP and Agerpres. Lujan, located at 75 ...
Pope Leo XIV had a particularly moving meeting with the prisoners of the Devoto prison in Buenos Aires on the last day of his visit to Argentina. In a moment that stood out for its symbolic significance, the Pontiff approached the prisoners, shook their hands, embraced them and blessed those present there. The emotion was evident, with some of the prisoners unable to hold back their tears as they had the opportunity to be up close with the Holy…
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