Pope Leo begins a 12-day, 3-country South America tour after his cancer surgery
Headline from NPR · First reported Nov 6, 12:01 AM ET () · Updated Nov 7, 9:13 AM ET · 15 sources, 22 articles

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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.
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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.
Pope Leo, who had cancer surgery weeks ago, begins South American tour
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An estimated 40,000 people poured into a city on the Uruguay River on Saturday for Pope Leo XIV's first Mass in South America, as the pontiff sought to raise the profile of the Catholic Church in Uruguay, the region's most secular country. The post Pope Leo Greeted by 40,000 Faithful During First…
An estimated 40,000 pour into a park in Uruguay for Pope Leo's first Mass in South America
An estimated 40,000 people poured into a city on the Uruguay River on Saturday for Pope Leo XIV's first Mass in South America, as the pontiff sought to raise the profile of the Catholic Church in Uruguay, the region's most secular country.
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Pope Leo begins 12-day South America trip following cancer surgery
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