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After cancer surgery, Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip with a first stop in secular Uruguay
Compiled Nov 6
What happened
Pope Leo XIV is touring Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, with Uruguay as the first stop
The detail
He underwent lung cancer surgery on Oct. 13, three weeks before the trip began
The detail
Uruguay is described as the least Catholic and most secular country in Latin America
The detail
Uruguay has not had a papal visit since 1988
How it unfolded
Oct. 13: Pope Leo XIV undergoes lung cancer surgery · after 14-day convalescence period: Leo clears the recovery period required by doctors · start of trip: Leo departs Rome on a 13.5-hour flight to Montevideo · upon arrival: Leo meets President Yamandú Orsi and delivers a welcome address to officials and diplomats · end of first day: Leo holds a vespers service at Montevideo's cathedral · during three-day visit: Leo visits a neighborhood plagued by gang violence and holds Masses in Paysandú and Florida · Nov. 8 (Sunday): Leo travels to Florida to mark the feast of the Virgin of the Thirty-three
By the numbers
13.5 hours flight duration · 71 pope's age · 3.5 million Uruguay's population · 14 days required convalescence period · 40% share of world's Catholics