Pope Leo begins a 12-day, 3-country South America tour after his cancer surgery
An NPR article by Carrie Kahn reports that Pope Leo XIV arrived in Montevideo on November 6, 2026, beginning his longest trip yet — a 12-day, three-country tour of Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, his first major overseas visit since October surgery for lung cancer. Vatican officials say his recovery is complete; in Peru, the final leg billed as a homecoming, he visits places where he lived for two decades.
