Pope Leo XIV arrived in Buenos Aires Nov. 8 urging Argentina’s civil leaders to safeguard democracy, protect the unborn, and engage in respectful dialogue across political divides after meeting with President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada presidential palace.
Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics in secular Uruguay to find strength in their small numbers, live their faith publicly and become witnesses who draw others toward Christ.
Pope Leo XIV landed Nov. 6 in Uruguay, Latin America’s most secular country, and used his first address to challenge the nation’s political leadership on abortion, euthanasia and a suicide rate that remains among the highest in the Americas.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Uruguay on the afternoon of Nov. 6, telling journalists aboard his 13-hour transatlantic flight from Rome that he was “convinced that this trip had to go forward” following lung cancer surgery a little more than three weeks earlier.
Pope Leo XIV departed Rome for Uruguay on the morning of Nov. 6 at the start of a 12-day trip to South America, the longest international journey of his pontificate, a little over three weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer.
Flying to South America a little over three weeks after surgery for lung cancer, Pope Leo XIV is ready for this trip, the Vatican confirmed.
When Pope Leo XIV visits Latin America, his journey will bring him before a small Marian image that Uruguay’s determined secularization could never entirely separate from the country’s national identity.
The Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo XIV will meet with survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Latin America.
Pope Leo XIV will make the first apostolic journey to South America of his pontificate Nov. 6-17, visiting 10 cities in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican has announced.
Pope Francis told Uruguay’s new ambassador to the Holy See that a future visit to the country as well as to his native Argentina is still very much on the table.
