12 Planes in 12 Days: Pope Begins Major Latin America Tour, Weeks After Surgery
The New York Times reports that Pope Leo XIV, 71, is departing Friday on a grueling 12-day Latin America tour — twelve flights, nine Masses, and 36 speeches — less than four weeks after surgery for lung cancer. The Vatican says he needs no special accommodations, and the trip includes stops in Uruguay, Argentina, and a homecoming to Peru, where he once lived.
