{
  "id": 18532925,
  "title": "What to know about Pope Leo XIV's trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/what-to-know-about-pope-leo-xivs-trip-to-uruguay-argentina-and-peru-18532925",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T17:13:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/what-to-know-about-pope-leo-xivs-trip-to-uruguay-argentina-and-peru"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pope Leo XIV will be making a historic trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from November 6 to November 17. This marks his longest and most distant journey yet, following a recent surgery for cancer. Latin America currently hosts around 40% of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, though the proportion of Catholics in the region has decreased in recent years. In Uruguay, for instance, while over 77% of the population is baptized Catholic, more than half identify as religiously unaffiliated, and only a small percentage actually attend Mass regularly. In Montevideo, Leo will visit a parish in the drug-plagued Casavalle district and celebrate Mass in Paysandú, a town near the border with Argentina. He will commemorate the Virgin of the Thirty-three, a symbol of the country that was entrusted to the insurgents when they declared independence from Brazil in 1825. The Pope's visit to Argentina is especially significant as it coincides with the tenure of libertarian President Javier Milei, who has previously criticized the previous Pope Francis. Milei's government has faced criticism for its economic policies, which have led to rising unemployment, poverty and strained relations with the Argentine church. In Peru, Leo will celebrate Mass in his former diocese of Chiclayo and revisit his old stomping grounds, including the mountain village of Santa Cruz de Succhabamba.",
  "summary": "Pope Leo XIV is returning home to the continent where he spent two decades as a missionary priest and learned to be a pastor, visiting Uruguay, Argentina and his second homeland of Peru.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "What to know about Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/what-to-know-about-pope-leo-xivs-trip-to-uruguay-argentina-and-peru",
        "published": "2026-11-06T05:08:35.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}