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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

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.

Leo's trip will be the papal visit Argentines hoped Francis would make

Leo's trip will be the papal visit Argentines hoped Francis would make

By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Pope Leo's arrival in Argentina on Sunday, the second stop on his South American tour, marks a papal visit many Catholics hoped his predecessor, Francis, would make.

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

Pope visits care home in Argentina for people with disabilities to press economic message

Pope visits care home in Argentina for people with disabilities to press economic message

Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for Argentina to protect its most vulnerable people, visiting a home for people with disabilities in a symbolically powerful rebuke of President Javier Milei’s austerity measures

Thousands pour into a park in Uruguay for Pope Leo's first Mass in South America

Thousands pour into a park in Uruguay for Pope Leo's first Mass in South America

Thousands of people from Uruguay and neighboring Argentina and Brazil are pouring into a city on the Uruguay River for Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass on the continent