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The first American pope, but with strong ties to Latin America – in fact, he has Peruvian nationality – concludes this Sunday, November 8, his visit to Uruguay, the first stop on his tour of the region. In the next few hours he will head to neighboring Argentina, where his words are expected to be examined with a magnifying glass and under the gaze of President Javier Milei, considered a close ally of Donald Trump.
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Below, the main news this Sunday, November 8, regarding Pope Leo XIV's 12-day tour to three Latin American countries: Uruguay, Argentina and Peru:
Pope's mass begins in the Cathedral Basilica of Florida, last mass ceremony before leaving Uruguay
Pope Leo arrives to celebrate mass in front of the Cathedral Basilica of Florida, in the first papal visit to Uruguay since 1988, as part of his 12-day trip through South America; Florida, Uruguay, November 8, 2026. Reuters/Yara Nardi.
Leo XIV, the first pope to visit Argentina since 1987
The 71-year-old pontiff — who is making one of the most intense trips abroad by a Catholic leader in decades, less than a month after undergoing surgery for lung cancer — is the first Catholic leader to visit Argentina since 1987. During his stay, which will last until Wednesday, he will visit four cities.
Leo XIV will arrive in Argentina after tensions between the Vatican and Milei due to austerity and the war in Iran
The first pontiff born in the United States will give a speech in Argentina - which will be closely analyzed - before President Javier Milei, a libertarian considered a close ally of Donald Trump.
The intervention could highlight tensions between the Vatican and Milei, whose austerity program has been criticized by the Church, considering that it mainly affects the poorest sectors. Likewise, Milei has expressed strong support for the US and Israel's war against Iran, a position that Leo has questioned, provoking Trump's discomfort.
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León XIV is scheduled to land in Buenos Aires around 4:30 p.m. local time
The Pope will say goodbye to the faithful in Uruguay this Sunday with a mass in Forida, south of the country
During the morning of this Sunday, November 8, Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Holy Mass in the plaza of the Cathedral Basilica of Florida, which also houses the National Shrine of the Virgin of the Thirty-Three.
At noon he will share lunch with the bishops at the Jesús Buen Pastor shelter home. Later, in the afternoon, you will say goodbye to Montevideo to embark on your trip to Buenos Aires.
Faithful gather outside the Cathedral Basilica of Florida before a mass celebrated by Pope Leo, within the framework of the first papal visit to Uruguay since 1988 and as part of his 12-day trip through South America; Florida, Uruguay, November 8, 2026. Reuters/Martin Varela Umpierrez.
Live: León XIV will say goodbye to Uruguay and travel to Milei's Argentina amid tensions over austerity
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