Pope Leo XIV Begins 11-Day South America Tour to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru Weeks After Cancer Surgery
By Gwen
Posted Nov 2, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Pope Leo XIV begins this week one of the most ambitious papal tours in recent decades. The trip will take him to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, which the report describes as his adopted homeland.
The head of the Catholic Church, 71, underwent surgery less than three weeks ago to remove a cancerous tumor in his lung. The trip comes only a few weeks after that operation.
According to the report, doctors state that he does not require further treatment. They have given him the medical approval to undertake the 11-day trip to South America, a recovery that calls for the kind of care and comfort shared in suffering (2 Corinthians 1:3-4).
The tour is scheduled to cover three countries over 11 days.
Source: Read the original report (translated from Spanish)
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