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The apostolic visit of Pope Leo XIV to Uruguay was announced with the motto 'I announce to you a great joy'. The Uruguayan Catholic Church has involved local artists to create an official song representing the country's musical traditions.
Candombe, murga and milonga will accompany the visit of Pope Leo XIV to Uruguay, from 6 to 8 November. The Uruguayan Catholic Church presented "Una gran alegría", the official song of the apostolic journey, composed by Diego Melano with Santiago Soares de Lima and performed by several local artists. Infobae reports it.
The piece brings together three expressions of the country's musical tradition: candombe, a genre of African origin characterized above all by percussion; the murga, a form of popular musical theater with choirs, rhythms and satire; and the milonga, a musical and dance genre widespread in Uruguay and Argentina, considered among the roots of tango. The song is inspired by the motto of the visit, "I announce to you a great joy", and also recalls places and landscapes of Uruguay.
The performers include Lucas Sugo, Josefina Damiani and Catherine Vergnes. The artists will perform the song in front of the Pope on November 7, during the prayer vigil at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo. Leo XIV will arrive in the capital on 6 November and will conclude the visit on 8 November with a mass in Florida, the capital city of the Uruguayan department of the same name.

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