Pope Leo XIV Encourages Uruguay to Be ‘a Community of Prayer’

November 7, 2026 World News

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Pope Leo XIV holds a crosier during Holy Mass at París Londres park, in Paysandú, Nov. 7, 2026. The Pope arrived in Uruguay on Nov. 6 to start an ambitious 12-day tour of South America, which will continue with visits to Argentina and Peru, just a few weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer.

At an outdoor Mass far from the capital, the Holy Father celebrated the Catholic heritage of one of South America’s most secular countries

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