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After cancer surgery, Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip November 6, 20264:19 AM ET

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A mototaxi pass drives past a banner of Pope Leo XIV at Pimentel beach in Chiclayo, Peru, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, ahead of his planned trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17. Martin Mejia/AP hide caption

Martin Mejia/AP

ROME — Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America with a visit to Uruguay, the region's least Catholic and most secular country, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery that had put the entire trip into question.