Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in Uruguay during Latin America tour

World · First reported 7 Nov, 14:59 · Updated 15:07

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Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in Paysandú, Uruguay, urging Catholics to build community and bridges. Reports differ on the crowd size, while coverage also describes his planned engagements in Montevideo and the next stages of his tour.

Leo XIV celebrated Mass at Paris London Park in Paysandú during his tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.
He called on people to build bridges and foster unity, fraternity and community.
The reports give different crowd figures: Al Jazeera says more than 30,000 registered and another 10,000 arrived, while Euronews reports more than 40,000 attended.
Al Jazeera reports Leo had undergone lung cancer surgery the previous month; France 24 describes the tour as taking place three weeks after his surgery.
Euronews lists further Uruguay engagements in Montevideo, including meetings with community and education groups and a prayer vigil; Al Jazeera says Leo was due to travel to Argentina on Sunday.

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Key facts

Mass location: Paris London Park, Paysandú, Uruguay
Tour: Uruguay, Argentina and Peru
Al Jazeera crowd account: More than 30,000 registered; the Vatican said another 10,000 attended
Euronews crowd account: More than 40,000 attended
Next reported destination: Argentina on Sunday