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Pope Leo XIV Launches 11-Day U.S. Tour in Uruguay

By Drooid · Sep 21, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

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Pope Leo XIV will start an 11-day American tour on Nov. 6, visiting Uruguay, Argentina, Peru.
He will meet Argentine President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada on Nov. 8.
He will visit a prison in Buenos Aires on Nov. 11, echoing Pope Francis’s ministry.
Argentina expects seven million attendees and has launched a security operation, Minister Alejandra Monteoliva said.
In Chiclayo, Peru, one million visitors are expected and a Mass will be held on Nov. 13.

History

Historical Context

In January 1979 Pope John Paul II started his first foreign trip with a stop in Mexico that drew about 18 million people, highlighting the Vatican’s expanding influence in Latin America. Later that year, his October U.S. visit made him the first pope to meet a sitting American president, Jimmy Carter, showing how papal diplomacy began to shape regional politics.

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Pope Leo XIV will start an 11-day American tour on Nov. 6, visiting Uruguay, Argentina, Peru.
He will meet Argentine President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada on Nov. 8.
He will visit a prison in Buenos Aires on Nov. 11, echoing Pope Francis’s ministry.
Argentina expects seven million attendees and has launched a security operation, Minister Alejandra Monteoliva said.
In Chiclayo, Peru, one million visitors are expected and a Mass will be held on Nov. 13.

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