Pope Leo to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November, Vatican says
The 11-day trip includes 10 cities and marks his first return to Latin America as pope, the Vatican said.
- Pope Leo XIV will undertake an Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17, the Holy See Press Office announced on Wednesday. The trip spans ten cities over eleven days.
- The Argentina leg marks the first papal visit to the country in almost 40 years. Pope Francis, Leo's predecessor, never managed to visit his homeland during his 12-year pontificate.
- Pope Leo XIV retains Peruvian citizenship after serving as bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023. He first arrived as an Augustinian friar in the 1980s, establishing deep ties to the nation.
- The Pope begins in Uruguay, where Catholics comprise only 36% of the population—the lowest percentage in Latin America. This distinct religious landscape shapes the opening phase of his journey.
- In Peru, Leo will encounter a government led by Keiko Fujimori, recently sworn in as the nation's first female president. Fujimori is the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, who served from 1990 to 2000.
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