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After cancer surgery, Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip with a first stop in secular Uruguay

After cancer surgery, Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip with a first stop in secular Uruguay

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America with a visit to Uruguay, the region’s least Catholic and most secular country

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay at start of South American tour less than a month after lung surgery

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay at start of South American tour less than a month after lung surgery

Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Uruguay to start a three-nation tour of South America

What to know about Pope Leo XIV's trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru

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

Pope ‘proud to be an American’ after US elections, and credits God and doctors with cancer rebound

Pope ‘proud to be an American’ after US elections, and credits God and doctors with cancer rebound

Pope Leo XIV says that he was “proud to be an American and to exercise the right” to vote in U.S. midterm elections that gave control of Congress to the Democrats in a repudiation of U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies

Pope Leo starts South America 'homecoming' tour a month after lung surgery

Pope Leo starts South America 'homecoming' tour a month after lung surgery

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Pope Leo leaves on Friday for an ambitious 12-day trip across South America expected to attract millions-strong crowds, as the first US-born pope returns to a Catholic stronghold where he lived for decades as a missionary.

Pope Leo readies to visit a Latin America where Catholicism is on the decline

Pope Leo readies to visit a Latin America where Catholicism is on the decline

By Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Pope Leo begins his first trip to Latin America as pontiff on Friday, embarking on an 11-day journey across a region that remains the world's largest Catholic stronghold but where Catholic identity is steadily shrinking even as belief in God remains

Pope Leo XIV Embarks on Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru Amidst Declining Catholic Adherence

Pope Leo XIV Embarks on Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru Amidst Declining Catholic Adherence

Pope Leo XIV has commenced an apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, marking his longest and farthest trip as Pope. The visit, scheduled from November 6-17, comes shortly after the Pope underwent surgery on October 13 to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung. Despite this, medical professionals cleared him for travel. The Pope's itinerary includes stops in Uruguay, where he will emphasize the connection between the nation's secular identity and its Catholic heritage, and Argentina, where he will address economic challenges and meet with President Javier Milei. A significant portion of the trip will be spent in Peru, where Pope Leo XIV served as a missionary priest and bishop for two decades, returning to his former diocese of Chiclayo and the mountain village of Santa Cruz de Succhabamba. This journey occurs as the proportion of Catholics in Latin America, particularly in the countries he is visiting, has seen a notable decline in recent years.

A still-recovering pope will head home to Latin America and his beloved Peru for a 12-day trip

A still-recovering pope will head home to Latin America and his beloved Peru for a 12-day trip

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on the longest and farthest trip of his pontificate three weeks after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo arrives for South America 'homecoming' tour a month after lung surgery

Pope Leo arrives for South America 'homecoming' tour a month after lung surgery

By Joshua McElwee MONTEVIDEO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Pope Leo arrived in Uruguay on Friday to kick off a 12-day trip across South America expected to attract crowds in the millions, as the first US-born pope returns to a Catholic stronghold region where he lived for decades as a missionary.

Pope Leo XIV Deemed 'Clinically Fit' for Latin America Trip Post-Surgery

Pope Leo XIV Deemed 'Clinically Fit' for Latin America Trip Post-Surgery

Pope Leo XIV is confirmed to be 'personally enthusiastic' and 'clinically fit' for his upcoming November 6-17 trip to Latin America, despite undergoing lung cancer surgery just over three weeks prior. Vatican communicators, including Holy See Press Office director Matteo Bruni and Maria Montserrat Alvarado, the new prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication, affirmed the Pope's health during a November 3 briefing. The trip marks Pope Leo's first papal visit to Latin America and will involve nine public Masses, visits to seven cathedrals, and two stadium prayer vigils across 12 days. Alvarado, the first laywoman prefect of the Vatican dicastery, emphasized the Pope's excitement and gratitude for prayers, stating that no changes to the itinerary are planned due to his recent medical procedure. Bruni clarified that the surgery does not create a permanent condition and no special medical accommodations or equipment are required for the journey, drawing a comparison to Pope Francis, who traveled extensi...