U.S. · HEALTH · NOV 6, 2:13 PM ET
Pope begins lengthy trip to Latin America weeks after lung cancer surgery
Reported by 22 outlets in the past day, including BBC, NPR, PBS News.
1What happened
Pope Leo, who had part of a lung removed last month, will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. BBC ↗
2What’s next
His final destination will be Peru, where Leo holds citizenship and spent two decades serving as a missionary and bishop. Euronews ↗
3Also reported
Pope Leo begins his first South American tour since lung cancer surgery. NPR ↗
Sources
- Pope begins lengthy trip to Latin America weeks after lung cancer surgery ↗BBC
- Pope Leo begins a 12-day, 3-country South America tour after his cancer surgery ↗NPR
- What to know about Pope Leo XIV's trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru ↗PBS News
- Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip with a first stop in Uruguay ↗France 24
- Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay as he begins tour of South America ↗Euronews
- Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay at start of South American tour less than a month after lung surgery ↗AP News