WorldPhoto: HT WorldPope Leo XIV Begins South America Tour After Lung Cancer Surgery
Pope Leo XIV, 71, is embarking on a 12-day South America tour visiting Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, three weeks after lung cancer surgery. The first US-born pope served nearly 20 years in Peru as a missionary. He aims to strengthen faith and hope amid regional challenges like inequality and declining Catholicism. Doctors cleared him for travel with standard care.
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