#Uruguay

Pope Leo is in Argentina after wrapping up his visit to Uruguay. The 71-year-old pope arrived in Buenos Aires, where he was greeted at the airport by President Javier Milei and a military band. Chris Livesay is traveling with the pontiff and has more.

Pope Leo XIV said he is “in fairly good shape” after his cancer treatment, as he began a three-nation tour of Latin America. Speaking to reporters aboard the flight to Uruguay on Friday (6 November), the Pope said he was firmly convinced the trip had to…

Pope Leo XIV spoke about access to healthcare on his first stop in Uruguay during his 12-day Latin American tour.

Massive crowds have turned out for the pontiff as he celebrates the first Mass of his South America tour. A nighttime prayer vigil in Montevideo is expected to draw more than 60,000 young people.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (RNS) — Religiously unaffiliated Uruguayans told RNS they retain a mix of skepticism and hope that the visit will bring some benefit to the country.

Pope Leo XIV has urged an estimated 40,000 people in Uruguay to build bridges of fraternity and faith.

Vatican says some 40,000 people gathered to listen to the head of the Roman Catholic Church in western city of Paysandu.

It is the first papal visit in nearly four decades to Uruguay, Latin America’s most secular country

Just weeks after cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV, who has arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay, will navigate the region’s tide of secularism, deep polarization — and high altitudes.

Pope Leo has arrived in Uruguay at the start of a 12-day trip through three South American nations. His trip, which is intense with a packed itinerary, comes just weeks after his lung cancer surgery.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) – Opening his Latin America trip in Montevideo, Leo drew on his recent illness and a monument dedicated to Uruguay’s national hero to urge leaders to care for those who need it most.

Pope Leo begins his first South American tour since lung cancer surgery. The 12-day journey takes him to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, where he spent two decades.

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America with a visit to Uruguay, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery that had put the entire trip into question.

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

Pope Leo XIV is returning home to the continent where he spent two decades as a missionary priest and learned to be a pastor, visiting Uruguay, Argentina and his second homeland of Peru

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.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Weeks after cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV will return to the continent that shaped his ministry, injecting hope in secularized Uruguay, honoring Francis’ legacy in Argentina and reconnecting with his adopted homeland of Peru.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Leo will visit the neighborhood on the north side of Uruguay's capital, Montevideo, at the start of his Nov. 6-17 tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, which he confirmed despite his recent cancer diagnosis.