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After cancer surgery, Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip

Headline from NPR · First reported Nov 6, 12:01 AM ET () · Updated Nov 7, 4:41 AM ET · 13 sources, 18 articles

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Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America with a visit to Uruguay, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery that had put the entire trip into question.

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The IndependentLeft-CenterMixed·Nov 7, 3:09 AM ET

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South China Morning PostLeft-CenterMixed·Nov 6, 3:30 PM ET

Pope Leo in Uruguay to kick off South America tour just weeks after lung surgery

Pope Leo began an emotionally charged tour of South America on Friday, returning to a continent that helped shape his priesthood just three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery. The 71-year-old head of the Catholic Church will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru over 12 days in one of the most…

Washington PostLeft-CenterMostly Factual·Nov 6, 3:13 PM ET

Poised for breakout moment in Latin America, Pope Leo faces test of health

Just weeks after cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV, who has arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay, will navigate the region’s tide of secularism, deep polarization — and high altitudes.

New York TimesLeft-CenterHigh·Nov 6, 2:24 PM ET

12 Planes in 12 Days: Pope Begins Major Latin America Tour, Weeks After Surgery

Pope Leo XIV’s tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru is his first major trip since an operation on his lung last month.

NPRLeft-CenterHigh·Nov 6, 2:13 PM ET

Pope Leo begins a 12-day, 3-country South America tour after his cancer surgery

Pope Leo begins his first South American tour since lung cancer surgery. The 12-day journey takes him to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, where he spent two decades.

NBC NewsLeft-CenterHigh·Nov 6, 11:02 AM ET

Pope Leo, who had cancer surgery weeks ago, begins South American tour

Less than a month after Pope Leo XIV underwent cancer surgery, he set off on what the Vatican called a “homecoming” tour of South America.

ABC NewsLeft-CenterHigh·Nov 6, 12:37 AM ET

What to know about Pope Leo XIV's trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru

Pope Leo XIV is returning home to the continent where he spent two decades as a missionary priest and learned to be a pastor, visiting Uruguay, Argentina and his second homeland of Peru

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