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Pope Leo to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November
Vatican News • • world
Key Points:
- Pope Leo XIV will undertake an Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from 6 to 17 November, visiting ten cities over eleven days.
- The Pope will visit Montevideo, Paysandú, and Florida in Uruguay; Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Luján in Argentina; and Lima, Chiclayo, Cusco, and Pucallpa in Peru.
- Uruguay has the lowest percentage of Catholics in Latin America, with only 36% of the population identifying as Catholic.
- Argentina is notable as the homeland of Pope Leo's predecessor, Pope Francis, who did not visit the country during his pontificate.
- Pope Leo has a personal connection to Peru, having first arrived there as a missionary in the 1980s, later serving as a bishop and acquiring Peruvian citizenship.
