The Pope arrives in the most secular country in South America with a message against abortion and euthanasia
The visit to Uruguay generates more interest in the political class than in the citizenry. His humanist stance and concern for social justice, migration and AI coincide with values rooted in Uruguayans.
The plane from Ita Airways landed in Uruguay at 16:19 on Friday, and shortly after, León XIV stepped off the aircraft. He was greeted on the runway by President Yamandú Orsi. Robert Prevost has arrived in Uruguay, a country described as the most secular in the region, where only one in ten people practices Catholicism. The Cardinal and Archbishop of Montevideo, Daniel Sturla, who was present at the airport reception, described Uruguay as a place where "there is little love for life".
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