Pope Leo greeted by 40,000 in Uruguay for first Mass in South America after cancer surgery
Headline from The Independent · First reported Nov 6, 11:02 AM ET () · Updated Nov 7, 5:25 PM ET · 16 sources, 20 articles
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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…
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'Peace is possible and we are called to build it' Pope Leo XIV says in Uruguay
The Pontiff was welcomed by 40,000 people in Paysandú, Uruguay. Leo's sixth apostolic journey comes less than a month after lung adenocarcinoma surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.
Pope Leo hold first mass in Uruguay, urges crowd to be ‘bridge builders’
Vatican says some 40,000 people gathered to listen to the head of the Roman Catholic Church in western city of Paysandu.
Thousands pour into a park in Uruguay for Pope Leo's first Mass in South America
Pope Leo XIV has urged an estimated 40,000 people in Uruguay to build bridges of fraternity and faith
Pope Leo greeted by 40,000 in Uruguay for first Mass in South America after cancer surgery
Thousands gathered in a park in Uruguay on Saturday to see the pope
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…
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.
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.
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
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.
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Pope Leo calls on Uruguay's Catholics to be 'bridge builders'
Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics in Uruguay to build bridges of faith and fraternity on the second day of his 12-day tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. The pope's three-country tour comes just three weeks after he underwent surgery for lung cancer.
Thousands turn out to greet Pope Leo as he begins Latin America tour
Thousands of people greeted Pope Leo as he arrived in Uruguay at the start of a 12-day tour of Latin America.
Pope in 'pretty good health' as he starts Latin America tour
Pope Leo travels to Uruguay just three weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.
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Pope Leo calls for universal healthcare weeks after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV spoke about access to healthcare on his first stop in Uruguay during his 12-day Latin American tour.
Pope Leo Greeted by 40,000 Faithful During First South America Mass in Uruguay
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.
