POPE LEO'S APOSTOLIC JOURNEY TO URUGUAY, ARGENTINA AND PERU

November 13, 2026 at 11:43 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate an outdoor Mass at Pampas de Pimentel near Chiclayo, Peru, Nov. 13, 2026, during his Nov. 6-17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. (OSV News photo/Pilar Olivares, Reuters) **(Pilar Olivares)**

A woman becomes emotional as Pope Leo XIV addresses a gathering on the challenges and hopes for the future of the Peruvian people in the square outside the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist in Lima, Peru, Nov. 12, 2026, during his Nov. 6-17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters) **(Yara Nardi)**

Pope Leo XIV greets people from the popemobile on his way to the archbishop's residence for a meeting with the country's bishops in Lima, Peru, Nov. 12, 2026. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) **(Lola Gomez)**

A person reacts while people in the background light up their phones' flashlights during a prayer vigil held by Pope Leo XIV at the National Stadium in Lima, Peru, Nov. 12, 2026. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters) **(Yara Nardi)**

People wave colorful scarves as they greet Pope Leo XIV riding in the popemobile on his way to the archbishop's residence for a meeting with the country's bishops in Lima, Peru, Nov. 12, 2026. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) **(Lola Gomez)**

El Papa León XIV celebra la Misa en la plaza frente a la Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Luján, en Luján, Argentina, el 11 de noviembre de 2026, durante el último día de su visita apostólica al país. (Foto CNS/Lola Gómez) **(Lola Gomez)**

Pope Leo XIV gestures to the faithful from the balcony of the Apostolic Nunciature in Lima, Peru, Nov. 12, 2026, during his Nov. 6-17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. (OSV News photo/Alessandro Cinque, Reuters) . **(Alessandro Cinque)**

Pope Leo XIV leaves after leading a prayer vigil with young people and university students at the National Stadium in Lima, Peru, Nov. 12, 2026. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters) **(Yara Nardi)**

Pope Leo XIV greets Father Martín Carranza, a priest of the Archdiocese of Córdoba, Argentina, after hearing his testimony during a meeting with bishops, priests, deacons, seminarians and consecrated men and women at the Córdoba Cathedral Nov. 10, 2026. Severely disabled following a medical complication 11 years ago, Father Carranza used artificial intelligence to recreate his voice and ask the pope how priests and religious can continue serving the Church when poor health limits their ministry. The visibly moved pope stood and embraced him after his remarks. (OSV News photo/Vatican Media, Simone Risoluti/Catholic Press Photo) **(Simone Risoluti)**

Faithful react as Pope Leo XIV attends a prayer vigil with young people and university students at the National Stadium in Lima, Peru, Nov. 12, 2026. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters) **(Yara Nardi)**

Performers present a traditional Peruvian marinera dance during a meeting with Pope Leo XIV at Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima, Peru, Nov. 11, 2026. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) **(Lola Gomez)**

Pope Leo XIV gestures as he addresses a gathering on the challenges and hopes for the future of the Peruvian people in the square outside the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist in Lima, Peru, Nov. 12, 2026, during his Nov. 6-17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters) **(Yara Nardi)**

People react while watching Pope Leo XIV on a giant screen ahead of his arrival at Plaza Mayor during his 12-day trip to South America, as he returns to the country where he served as a missionary and later as bishop of Chiclayo, in Lima, Peru, Nov. 11, 2026. (OSV News photo/Alessandro Cinque, Reuters) **(Alessandro Cinque)**

Pope Leo XIV watches a performance after addressing authorities, members of civil society and the diplomatic corps during an encounter attended by Peru's President Keiko Fujimori at the Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima, Peru, Nov. 11, 2026, during his Nov. 6-17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters) **(Yara Nardi)**

Pope Leo XIV looks on after addressing authorities, members of civil society and the diplomatic corps at the Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima, Peru, Nov. 11, 2026, during his Nov. 6-17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters) . **(Yara Nardi)**

Pope Leo XIV greets a child as he arrives at Callao Air Base in Lima, Peru, Nov. 11, 2026, during his Nov. 6-17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media) **(Simone Risoluti)**

Pope Leo XIV smiles as he arrives at Callao Air Base in Lima, Peru, Nov. 11, 2026, during his Nov. 6-17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. (OSV News photo/Daniel Becerril, Reuters) **(Daniel Becerril)**

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in the plaza in front of the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján in Luján, Argentina, Nov. 11, 2026, during the final day of his apostolic visit to the country. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) **(Lola Gomez)**

Pope Leo XIV gestures as he arrives to celebrate Mass on the grounds of the Military Aviation School in Córdoba, Argentina, Nov. 10, 2026, during his Nov. 6-17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media) **(Simone Risoluti)**

Pope Leo XIV embraces an inmate as he visits the Federal Penitentiary Complex in the Villa Devoto neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 11, 2026, during his Nov. 6-17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters) **(Yara Nardi)**

Women religious pray as Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass on the grounds of the Military Aviation School in Córdoba, Argentina, Nov. 10, 2026, during his Nov. 6-17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters) **(Yara Nardi)**

Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives to celebrate Mass on the grounds of the Military Aviation School in Córdoba, Argentina, Nov. 10, 2026, during his Nov. 6-17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters) **(Yara Nardi)**

Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives to lead vespers at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 9, 2026, during his Nov. 6-17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. (OSV News photo/Matias Baglietto, Reuters) **(Matias Baglietto)**

Pope Leo XIV incenses a statue of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three, patroness of Uruguay, during Mass outside the Cathedral Basilica of Florida in Florida, Uruguay, Nov. 8, 2026. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) **(Lola Gomez)**

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful from the popemobile upon arriving at the Cathedral Basilica of Florida, National Shrine of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three, in Florida, Uruguay, Nov. 8, 2026, before celebrating Mass. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) **(Lola Gomez)**

Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives to celebrate a prayer vigil at Centenary Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, Nov. 7, 2026, during his Nov. 6–17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. (OSV News photo/Andres Cuenca, Reuters) **(Andres Cuenca)**

Pope Leo XIV departed Rome for Uruguay on the morning of Nov. 6 at the start of a 12-day trip to South America, the longest international journey of his pontificate, a little over three weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer. The other countries he will visit will be Argentina and his beloved Peru.

The Nov. 6-17 trip will be his first visit to Latin America since his election as pope, bringing him back to the continent that shaped his life and ministry, first as a missionary priest then bishop in Peru, where he will spend the final and longest leg of the trip.

Over 14 flights, Pope Leo will take in an ambitious itinerary that will bring the 71-year-old pope to a new destination nearly every day, including a 2,200-mile flight from Buenos Aires to Lima and a military helicopter flight Nov. 14 to the Andes mountain town of Santa Cruz de Succhabamba, Peru.

The pope is making the trip just 24 days after undergoing a lobectomy surgery for localized lung adenocarcinoma on Oct. 13 in which the cancerous lower lobe of the pope’s right lung was removed. Pope Leo’s doctors confirmed the following week that the pope did not require further oncological treatment after surgery.