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Report from Rome: Lion XIV travels to South America to start a 12-day tour

Pope Leo XIV began his tour of South America on November 6. It will land in Uruguay, where it will remain until November 8; from there it will move to Argentina, until 11, and then to Peru, the country that has long hosted it as a bishop and in which it was nationalized. The visit will take place between politics, meetings with victims of sexual abuse of priests and artificial intelligence. Report from our correspondent, Irene Savio.

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Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip with a first stop in Uruguay

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America on Friday, November 6, 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. After Uruguay, he will then go to Argentina and Peru. FRANCE 24's Hanna Roberts has more.

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Pope Leo sets off on 12-day South America tour

The pontiff will hold meetings and celebrate Mass in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, with the latter attracting particular interest. The trip will be the longest and farthest of his papacy so far.