Pope Leo XIV will be traveling to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru in November for a tour that will take him back to the Peruvian diocese of Chiclayo — where he once served as bishop — and include visits with all three of the countries’ heads of state.
\n\nThe Vatican published a full itinerary for his trip on Monday, which will span from November 6-17 and conclude in Peru, where he lived and served for over 20 years. The pope, the first American to serve as the earthly head of the Catholic Church, has referred to Peru on several occasions as a second home and went as far as to say he would support Peru’s soccer team over America’s in the World Cup. Peruvians celebrated his election as pontiff last year effusively, referring to him as authentically Peruvian.
\n\nPope Leo’s visit to Argentina will also be notable given that the South American state was the homeland of his predecessor, Pope Francis, who very publicly feuded with the nation’s president, Javier Milei, and did not return to the country during his 12 years leading the Vatican. Milei, an ardent libertarian anti-communist, once referred to Pope Francis as “the representative of the evil…
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