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Your questions: After cancer surgery, Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip with a first stop in secular Uruguay

Compiled Nov 6

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay at start of South American tour less than a month after lung surgery
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay at start of South American tour less than a month after lung surgery · Photo: The Associated Press

How well is Leo actually recovering from his lung cancer surgery during such a demanding trip?

He underwent lung cancer surgery on Oct. 13, three weeks before the trip began

Will the visit have any lasting effect on Catholic practice in Uruguay?

Uruguay is described as the least Catholic and most secular country in Latin America

What exactly will Leo say about abortion and euthanasia during the visit?

The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.

How will the Argentina and Peru legs of the trip compare to Uruguay in tone or reception?

Pope Leo XIV is touring Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, with Uruguay as the first stop

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