Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip with a first stop in Uruguay
Headline from France 24 · First reported Nov 5, 7:02 PM ET () · Updated Nov 6, 4:53 PM ET · 12 sources, 15 articles
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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…
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Pope Leo arrives in South America for 12-day tour less than a month after surgery amid lung cancer diagnosis
It is the first papal visit in nearly four decades to Uruguay, Latin America’s most secular country
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…
Pope Leo arrives in Uruguay starting 12-day Latin America tour
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Pope Leo XIV’s tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru is his first major trip since an operation on his lung last month.
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 XIV, who had cancer surgery just weeks ago, begins grueling 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.
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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Pope Leo arrives in Uruguay for first stop on 12-day South America tour
Pope Leo touched down in Uruguay on Friday to begin a 12-day tour of South America that will also see him visit Argentina and Peru. The tour is seen as something of a homecoming for the pontiff who lived in Peru for almost two decades and holds joint US and Peruvian citizenship.
Pope begins lengthy trip to Latin America weeks after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo, who had part of a lung removed last month, will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.
