The three-nation tour begins in Uruguay, marking the first papal visit to the nation since 1988 before continuing to Argentina and Peru. While in Uruguay, the pontiff will meet with President Yamandú Orsi, visit a gang-impacted neighborhood, and hold an event at Montevideo's Centenario Stadium. He will also celebrate Mass in Florida on November 8 to align with the feast of the Virgin of the Thirty-three. Across these engagements, church leadership intends to confront widespread secularization while highlighting opposition to euthanasia and abortion.
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The papal itinerary specifically challenges Uruguay's secular legal landscape regarding a…: The papal itinerary specifically challenges Uruguay's secular legal landscape regarding abortion, same-sex marriage, marijuana, and assisted dying.
The broader Latin American journey will eventually bring the pope back to Peru, where he…: The broader Latin American journey will eventually bring the pope back to Peru, where he ministered as a priest and bishop for two decades.
Vatican officials authorized the international travel after the 71-year-old pontiff succe…: Vatican officials authorized the international travel after the 71-year-old pontiff successfully finished a mandatory two-week recovery period.
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ROME — 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, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery that had put the entire trip into question.
Leo is due to arrive in Montevideo after a 13-and-a-half hour flight from Rome. He has a packed three-day itinerary in Uruguay including a visit to a neighborhood plagued by gang violence, a Mass in Paysandú, some 375 kilometers (230 miles) from the capital, and another Mass in the city of Florida, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) away.
The Uruguay leg is the first stop on what will be the longest and farthest trip of his pontificate, all being undertaken as the 71-year-old pope continues his recovery. The trip will also bring him to neighboring Argentina and finally back home to Peru, where Leo served as a missionary priest and bishop for two decades.
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