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After cancer surgery, Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America with a visit to Uruguay, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery that had put the entire trip into question.

6 November 2026Live

Sources

NPR Sports. https://www.npr.org/2026/11/06/nx-s1-6032454/pope-leo-latin-america-trip

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America with a visit to Uruguay, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery that had put the entire trip into question.

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