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Pope Leo XIV Concludes Argentina Visit With Prison Ministry and Mass
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In Short: Pope Leo XIV concluded his visit to Argentina with a prison ministry and a Mass in Cordoba, urging Argentinians to build a more caring nation.
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Pope Leo XIV concluded his 12-day visit to South America with a prison ministry and a Mass in Cordoba, where an estimated 650,000 people gathered to hear his message.
In his address, Pope Leo XIV urged Argentinians to follow the 'holy example' of the country’s saints and build a more 'fraternal and caring nation,' according to Al Jazeera.
The pope's visit, which began with a meeting with former presidential candidate Javier Milei in Uruguay, reached its emotional peak on Sunday, November 8, as tens of thousands of pilgrims filled Plaza Asamblea in Florida, Uruguay.
Pope Leo XIV celebrated a Mass on Sunday in Montevideo, Uruguay, urging young Catholics to be saints at a vigil that drew about 100,000 people.
The pontiff's visit to Argentina included a massive youth vigil in Buenos Aires, where an estimated 1 million people turned out for the nighttime event.
The pope's visit comes against a backdrop of acute economic strain in Argentina, with 58% of adults identifying as Catholic, a figure that has fallen sharply from 71% a decade earlier.
Pope Leo XIV's visit to Argentina was the largest of his pontificate so far, with about 2.5 million worshippers gathering for the main Mass in Buenos Aires.
The Vatican disclosed that Pope Leo XIV would need no further therapy, with tests showing that the cancer was 'localised,' and he has gradually resumed his work.
Pope Leo XIV's visit to South America provided an opportunity for him to strengthen ties with local churches, encourage the faithful, and promote a message of faith, hope, and peace in Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.
What this adds
The visit arrived against a backdrop of economic strain in Argentina, where the Church's voice on poverty, dignity, and inequality is especially loaded.
Pope Leo XIV's visit to Argentina included several Masses and meetings with Catholic leadership, along with a youth vigil and a celebration of vespers.
The pope's visit to Argentina was the largest of his pontificate so far, with about 2.5 million worshippers gathering for the main Mass in Buenos Aires.
Background
Pope Leo XIV celebrated a Mass in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 3, where he praised the Christian family as a source of strength for the Church and society.
What's confirmed
- Pope Leo XIV concluded his 12-day visit to South America with a prison ministry and a Mass in Cordoba, where an estimated 650,000 people gathered to hear his message.
- In his address, Pope Leo XIV urged Argentinians to follow the 'holy example' of the country’s saints and build a more 'fraternal and caring nation,' according to Al Jazeera.
- The pope's visit, which began with a meeting with former presidential candidate Javier Milei in Uruguay, reached its emotional peak on Sunday, November 8, as tens of thousands of pilgrims filled Plaza Asamblea in Florida, Uruguay.
- Pope Leo XIV celebrated a Mass on Sunday in Montevideo, Uruguay, urging young Catholics to be saints at a vigil that drew about 100,000 people.
- The pontiff's visit to Argentina included a massive youth vigil in Buenos Aires, where an estimated 1 million people turned out for the nighttime event.
- The pope's visit comes against a backdrop of acute economic strain in Argentina, with 58% of adults identifying as Catholic, a figure that has fallen sharply from 71% a decade earlier.
- Pope Leo XIV's visit to Argentina was the largest of his pontificate so far, with about 2.5 million worshippers gathering for the main Mass in Buenos Aires.
- The Vatican disclosed that Pope Leo XIV would need no further therapy, with tests showing that the cancer was 'localised,' and he has gradually resumed his work.
- Pope Leo XIV's visit to South America provided an opportunity for him to strengthen ties with local churches, encourage the faithful, and promote a message of faith, hope, and peace in Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.
What's still developing
- Faithful travelled from across the country after nearly 40 years without a papal visit.
- Many at the Mass said they hoped his preaching might temper the political rhetoric and polarization widely believed to have kept Pope Francis from returning home during his 12-year pontificate.
- By all accounts, the Pope's time in Argentina has been intensely beautiful -- from his first moments at the airport on Sunday afternoon up through the president's tears as he said good-bye today.
- Pope Leo XIV marked two full days in Argentina with several Masses and meetings with Catholic leadership along with a youth vigil and a celebration of vespers.
- On Oct. 21, 2015, just months after taking charge of the diocese, Prevost wrote therein a handwritten message in which he entrusted his life and his episcopal ministry to the Virgin Mary.
- Credit: Getty On Wednesday, ahead of Leo XIV’s trip to South America next week, the head of Argentina’s episcopal conference offered a surprising analysis of the three-country apostolic visit: “He comes as a pastor and as Peter’s successor, not as a political actor.” Such a statement should be self-evident for a papal trips.
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