Pope Leo Embarks on Latin America Trip with a First Stop in Uruguay
He will meet President Yamandú Orsi and deliver a welcome address as the Vatican says the trip includes visits to three South American countries.
- On Friday, Pope Leo XIV departed Rome for Montevideo, marking the start of a South American apostolic journey that includes upcoming visits to Argentina and Peru.
- The 71-year-old pontiff's flight left Fiumicino International Airport shortly after 7 am on Friday, continuing his mission just weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery.
- Vatican communications chief Maria Montserrat Alvar expressed confidence in Leo's health, stating, "His doctors are very confident and he'll have plenty of medical care on board."
- Upon landing in Montevideo, Leo has a packed three-day schedule featuring a meeting with President Yamandú Orsi and a visit to a neighborhood plagued by gang violence.
- The tour includes Vespers at the Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral and visits to Paysandú and Florida before Leo continues to Argentina and Peru through November 17.
45 Articles
45 Articles
Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip with a first stop in Uruguay
Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America on Friday, November 6, with a visit to Uruguay, the region’s least Catholic and most secular country, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery that had put the entire trip into question. After Uruguay, he will then go to Argentina and Peru. FRANCE 24's Hanna Roberts has more.
With visits to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, this is how Pope Leon XIV's first Latin American tour begins.
Pope Leo starts South America ‘homecoming’ tour
Pope Leo left on Friday for an ambitious 12-day trip across South America expected to attract millions-strong crowds, as the first US-born pope returns to a Catholic stronghold where he lived for decades as a missionary. Leo, who is 71 and underwent lung cancer surgery last month, will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru through November […]
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 62% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
