What to know about Pope Leo XIV's trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru
- VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is returning home to the continent where he spent two decades as a missionary priest and learned to be a pastor, visiting Uruguay, Argentina and his second homeland of Peru.
- 6-17 trip marks the longest and farthest of his papacy and is coming just three weeks after Leo underwent surgery Oct.
- 13 to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung.
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- VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is returning home to the continent where he spent two decades as a missionary priest and learned to be a pastor, visiting Uruguay, Argentina and his second homeland of Peru.
- 6-17 trip marks the longest and farthest of his papacy and is coming just three weeks after Leo underwent surgery Oct.
- 13 to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung.
Sources: ABC News