Pope Leo arrives in Uruguay to begin 12-day Latin America tour

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Montevideo on November 6 after a 13-hour flight from Rome, beginning a 12-day tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. Three weeks after lung cancer surgery, he told reporters he felt “fairly good” and thanked the medical team that treated him. His three-day Uruguay itinerary includes a visit to a neighbourhood affected by gang violence and Masses in Paysandú and Florida, where tickets quickly sold out. The tour will conclude in Peru, where he served as a missionary for nearly two decades, with visits to Cusco and the Amazon rainforest.