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Highlights from Pope Leo XIV's arrival and welcome ceremony in Lima, Peru - beginning the final leg of his Apostolic Journey to South America.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Peru, opening the third and final leg of his Apostolic Journey to South America after visits to Uruguay and Argentina.
The papal plane landed at Callao Air Base, where President Keiko Fujimori and Foreign Minister Carlos Espá welcomed the Pope. Two children presented him with a bouquet of flowers, and he thanked them with a hug.
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Peru's National Stadium will host thousands of young people on Thursday, 12 November, in a prayer vigil with Pope Leo, who, as our correspondent on the ground tells us, is, in a way "returning home"
The Archbishop of Buenos Aires and the President of the Argentine Bishops' Conference offer a very positive assessment of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Argentina, highlighting the impact of his message and the challenges he posed for the Church’s pastoral work in the country.
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As Pope Leo XIV departs Argentina, our correspondent in Buenos Aires, Fr. Paul Samasumo, recalls the Pope's insistence on Gospel values and points to the next task facing Argentinians: turning the Pope's words into action.
Pope Leo XIV departed from Argentina for Peru, the third and final leg of his Apostolic Journey to Latin America.
The papal plane departed from Buenos Aires International Airport at 2:38 PM local time and is expected to land in Lima, Peru, at around 5:30 PM local time.
Ahead of his departure, the Pope met briefly with volunteers who helped organize his four-day visit, thanking them for their efforts.
The Pope spent his final day in Argentina visiting a prison and celebrating Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Lujan, one of Argentina’s most important Marian pilgrimage sites.
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In his final Mass in Argentina, Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to undertake a journey of “reconciliation, enlightenment through the word of God, communion, and being sent forth on mission,” mirroring the journey “we experience in the celebration of every Eucharist.”
At the conclusion of Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Lujan, Pope Leo XIV thanks the people of Argentina for welcoming him with so much affection, and reassures them that he will carry them in his heart.
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Highlights of Pope Leo XIV’s Mass at the Basilica of Lujan, where the Pope invited Argentina to undertake a journey of reconciliation, enlightenment, communion and mission.
Pope invites Argentina to reconciliation, enlightenment, communion, mission
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On his final day in Argentina, Pope Leo XIV proposes a journey of reconciliation, enlightenment, communion and mission, and calls for the faithful of Argentina to “build bridges of charity and networks of solidarity.”
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Highlights of Pope Leo XIV's visit to the Villa Devoto federal penitentiary in Buenos Aires, where the Pope encouraged parents to accompany their children so that they do not fall into "the pernicious networks of criminality."
On his final day in Argentina, Pope Leo XIV visits a federal penitentiary in Buenos Aires, and urges inmates to transform their lives through the limitations and privations they face in prison.
Pope to prisoners in Argentina: Human person flourishes through limitations
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On Tuesday, his third day in Argentina, Pope Leo XIV recalled 11 Argentine Saints and Blesseds who helped shape the country’s spiritual heritage.
St. José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero (1840–1914) served isolated mountain communities. He tirelessly evangelized and cared for the sick, eventually contracting leprosy. (1/11)
Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá (1886–1905) was an Indigenous student who hoped to become a priest. His holiness centered on friendship with Jesus and devotion to the Eucharist. (10/11)
