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Pope Leo starts South America 'homecoming' tour a month after lung surgery

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Pope Leo starts South America 'homecoming' tour a month after lung surgery

Pope Leo starts South America 'homecoming' tour a month after lung surgery

Item 1 of 3 A church is decorated to welcome Pope Leo ahead of the pontiff's 12-day trip to South America, in Colon, Entre Rios, Argentina, November 5, 2026. REUTERS/Mariana Nedelcu

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Tour one of the most intense taken by a pope in decades

VATICAN CITY, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Pope Leo leaves on Friday ​for an ambitious 12-day trip across South America expected to attract millions-strong crowds, as the first US-born pope returns to a Catholic stronghold where ‌he lived for decades as a missionary.

Leo, who is 71 and underwent lung cancer surgery last month , will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru through November 17 on one of the most demanding overseas tours taken by a Catholic leader in decades .

The Vatican said this week that the pope had completely healed from his operation and no special precautions were being taken for the tour, on which Leo will ​travel some 31,000 km (19,300 miles) across 10 cities and give 36 speeches.

The pope, who was born in Chicago but spent decades in Peru and became a ​Peruvian citizen, considers the tour a "homecoming to places where he spent a long time and to which he feels closely connected," ⁠said Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni.


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