Pope Leo has begun a tour of South America following lung cancer surgery.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Uruguay on Friday to begin a 12-day tour of South America. The 71-year-old pontiff landed at Carrasco International Airport in Montevideo to be received by President Yamandú Orsi. This trip follows the Pope's recovery from lung cancer surgery performed last month.
- Pope Leo XIV will visit three countries in Latin America.
- Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery to remove a lobe of his right lung.
- The Pope's first stop is Uruguay.
- The tour includes travel through Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.
- Leão XIV spent about 20 years in Peru as a missionary.
- President Yamandú Orsi received Pope Leo XIV at the airport.
- The Vatican said the pope completely healed from his operation.
- Uruguay is described as the region's least Catholic and most secular country.
- Cardinal Daniel Sturla stated there was widespread interest in the pope's visit beyond the Catholic Church.
- The Pope's trip to South America will last 12 days.
- Latin America holds around 40 percent of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.
- Pope Leo will hold several meetings with survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy.
- The Vatican stated the travel program will remain unchanged.
- Pope Leo XIV will be the first serving pope to vote in a national election.
- Argentinian officials said about 7-million people will attend events with Leo.
- Pope Leo XIV is expected to appeal to protect life and traditional family values in Uruguay.
- The Pope's plane departed from Rome's Fiumicino airport.
- Forty years of uninterrupted democracy were completed in Uruguay in 2025.
- A trip to the Peruvian Andes at about 3,700 meters is planned.
- The visit to Uruguay will conclude on Sunday, November 8.
- The Vatican estimated at least 30,000 people attended the Pope's address.
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