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Vast crowds fill Buenos Aires as Pope Leo hails strength of South American Church

Vast crowds fill Buenos Aires as Pope Leo hails strength of South American Church

By Joshua McElwee and Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Vast crowds thronged one of the main boulevards in Buenos Aires on Monday as Pope Leo rejoiced at the strength of the Catholic Church in South America during an outdoor Mass that officials said could draw 1.5 million on the first
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Pope Leo draws 650,000 in another strong Argentine turnout

Pope Leo draws 650,000 in another strong Argentine turnout

By Joshua McElwee CORDOBA, Argentina, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Pope Leo drew some 650,000 people to an outdoor Mass in Argentina's second city of Cordoba on Tuesday, in the second strong turnout of crowds on his 12-day South America tour, as pilgrims travelled from across the country for the event.
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Huge crowds gather in Buenos Aires for Pope Leo's outdoor Mass

Huge crowds gather in Buenos Aires for Pope Leo's outdoor Mass

By Joshua McElwee and Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Throngs of people were gathering on Monday on one of the main boulevards in Buenos Aires as Pope Leo was due to arrive for an outdoor Mass that city officials said could attract more than 1.5 million people.
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College basketball wasted no time getting wild. Here are Week 1’s biggest winners, losers

College basketball wasted no time getting wild. Here are Week 1’s biggest winners, losers

College basketball Week 1 brought big statements and ugly surprises. UCLA soared, while Purdue and Oklahoma stumbled badly.
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Huge crowds greet Pope Leo with chants at Buenos Aires outdoor Mass

Huge crowds greet Pope Leo with chants at Buenos Aires outdoor Mass

By Joshua McElwee and Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Vast crowds thronged one of the main boulevards in Buenos Aires on Monday as Pope Leo arrived for an outdoor Mass that city officials said could draw more than 1.5 million people in a first papal trip to Argentina for nearly four
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Millions fill Buenos Aires streets as Pope Leo hails strength of South American Church

Millions fill Buenos Aires streets as Pope Leo hails strength of South American Church

By Joshua McElwee and Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Vast crowds thronged one of the main boulevards in Buenos Aires on Monday as Pope Leo rejoiced at the strength of the Catholic Church in South America during an outdoor Mass that officials said drew a record crowd of 2.5 million
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Pope Leo arrives in Milei's Argentina as tensions loom over austerity, Iran

Pope Leo arrives in Milei's Argentina as tensions loom over austerity, Iran

By Joshua McElwee and Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Pope Leo arrived in Argentina from Uruguay on Sunday for the second leg of a 12-day tour across South America, ahead of a closely watched speech to Argentine President Javier Milei, a libertarian seen as a close ally of US President
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Pope Leo meets Argentine clergy abuse survivors as Church faces calls for tougher action

Pope Leo meets Argentine clergy abuse survivors as Church faces calls for tougher action

By Joshua McElwee BUENOS AIRES, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Pope Leo met with five victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Monday in Buenos Aires, the Vatican said, in the first of several expected meetings with survivors during the pontiff's 12-day trip to South America.
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Pope Leo urges South America to bridge divides on Uruguay-Argentina border

Pope Leo urges South America to bridge divides on Uruguay-Argentina border

PAYSANDU, Uruguay, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Saturday urged people in South America to bridge divides between their countries as he led an event on the Uruguay-Argentina border with tens of thousands on his 12-day trip across a region facing sharp political divisions.
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Pope Leo urges South America to bridge divides on Uruguay stop of 12-day tour

Pope Leo urges South America to bridge divides on Uruguay stop of 12-day tour

By Joshua McElwee and Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Saturday urged an estimated 40,000 people, many of whom waited overnight in the rain on the Uruguay-Argentina border for his visit, to bridge their differences as he toured a region marked by sharp political divisions.
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Pope Leo heads to Milei's Argentina as tensions loom over austerity, Iran

Pope Leo heads to Milei's Argentina as tensions loom over austerity, Iran

By Leila Miller and Joshua McElwee MONTEVIDEO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Pope Leo heads on Sunday to Argentina on the second leg of a 12-day tour across South America, where the first US-born pope will give a closely watched speech to Argentine President Javier Milei, a libertarian seen as a close ally of
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Pope Leo tells Argentina's Trump-ally Milei that leaders must know limits of power

Pope Leo tells Argentina's Trump-ally Milei that leaders must know limits of power

By Joshua McElwee and Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Sunday urged Argentina to safeguard its democracy in a closely watched speech to President Javier Milei, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, during the second stop of a 12-day South American tour by the Catholic