Pope Leo in Uruguay to kick off South America tour just weeks after lung surgery
The 71-year-old pontiff will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru over 12 days
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Pope Leo began a 12-day tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru on Friday, three weeks after lung cancer surgery, meeting political leaders, prisoners, the poor, and old friends.
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Pope Leo is returning to South America, a continent that helped shape his priesthood, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery.
Pope Leo began an emotionally charged tour of South America on Friday, returning to a continent that helped shape his priesthood just three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery.
The 71-year-old head of the Catholic Church will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru over 12 days in one of the most intense papal foreign trips in decades, meeting political leaders, prisoners, the poor, as well as old friends.
“I’m very happy to be here,” Leo told reporters on the plane before landing in Uruguay, saying he wanted to bring a “message of hope in today’s world”.
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Pope Leo will complete his 12-day tour visiting Uruguay, Argentina and Peru
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Open Questions
- What specific schedule will Pope Leo follow in each country?
- What health precautions are being taken given his recent surgery?
