Summary
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Uruguay on November 6 to begin a 12-day visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. He said he felt well after recent lung cancer surgery and plans to meet political leaders and communities, including prisoners and people living in poverty.Key Facts
- Leo’s tour began in Uruguay and is scheduled to include Argentina and Peru.
- The pope spent nearly two decades in Peru as a missionary and holds Peruvian and U.S. citizenship.
- Leo said doctors had cleared him to travel after his lung cancer surgery three weeks earlier.
- In Uruguay, Leo is scheduled to meet President Yamandú Orsi and receive the keys to Montevideo.
- Uruguay deployed about 5,000 police officers and 1,000 soldiers for the visit.
- The article says public events in the Uruguayan cities of Paysandú and Florida drew strong interest, with Mass tickets quickly running out.
- Leo said he voted by mail in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, making him the first pope known to have voted in a political election.
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