'Fairly good shape': Pope Leo XIV visits Uruguay after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo on emotional South America tour weeks after cancer surgery
Montevideo: Pope Leo XIV arrived in Uruguay on a 12-day South American tour, appearing "in fairly good shape" following right lung cancer surgery three weeks prior. The 71-year-old pontiff will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, meeting political figures, prisoners, the poor and old friends, while drawing attention to Uruguay's high suicide rates. The visit marks the first by a pope to Uruguay in nearly four decades, with the faithful lining Uruguay's Montevideo seafront to greet the pontiff.
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