Pope Leo condemns child deaths in wealthy Uruguay, tells young people not to fear 'forever'
MONTEVIDEO, Nov 8 — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday slammed the deaths of children in areas of wealthy Uruguay gripped by...
Pope Leo XIV delivered a powerful message on Saturday, condemning the shocking deaths of children in affluent parts of Uruguay plagued by drug violence. The 71-year-old pontiff, recovering from lung surgery, urged young people not to fear "forever" and to embrace marriage. In the crime-ridden Montevideo neighborhood of Casavalle, Pope Leo visited, where the murder rate is four times the national average.
Katherine Silva, a young mother, shared her harrowing account of surviving abuse and homelessness at the age of 15. Pope Leo emphasized that in a wealthy nation like Uruguay, children should not have to fear violence or go hungry. He visited 12 new low-income homes financed by the Church and encouraged Catholics to be "bridge builders" in the predominantly secular country.
At a mass in Paysandu, he addressed the decline of Catholicism in Latin America and the importance of AI serving human dignity.
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