Pope Leo XIV departs for his 12-day Apostolic Journey to Latin America, marking his sixth international journey since the start of the papacy, which will see him visit Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.
The ITA Airways aircraft carrying Pope Leo XIV and the journalists accompanying him departed from Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport at 7:05 AM on Friday, beginning his Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.
The Holy Father is scheduled to arrive at Montevideo-Carrasco International Airport at about 4:30 PM, where an official welcome will take place.
Pope Leo’s programme in Montevideo begins with a welcome ceremony at 5:30 PM in Independence Square, after which he will meet with representatives of the authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps.
Afterwards, the Holy Father will visit the President of the Republic of Uruguay.
After the visit, Pope Leo will celebrate Vespers with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and seminarians at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and Saints Philip and James.
After his time in Uruguay, the Holy Father will travel to Argentina, visiting Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Luján.
He will then continue to Peru, where he will visit Lima, Chiclayo, Cusco, and Pucallpa.
The Apostolic Journey will run from 6 to 17 November, spanning 12 days.
During the visit, Pope Leo is expected to make approximately a dozen flights and visit ten cities.
The Holy Father is also expected to deliver nearly 40 addresses in Spanish.
Source: Vaticannews.va / By Deborah Castellano Lubov
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