Pope Leo urges respect for wives during Uruguay visit
Crime · First reported 8 Nov, 14:15 · Updated 15:13

Pope Leo XIV called on men to treat their wives with respect as he concluded the first leg of his 12-day Latin America tour in Uruguay. The reports also cite nearly 20,000 gender-related killings of women in the region over five years.
- Pope Leo XIV urged men to respect their wives as he concluded the first leg of his Latin America tour in Uruguay.
- The tour is 12 days long; the reports describe Uruguay as its first leg.
- The reports say nearly 20,000 women in Latin America and the Caribbean were killed because of their gender over the past five years.
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- Tour length
- 12 days
- Location of closing Mass
- Florida, south-central Uruguay
- Gender-related killings in 2024
- More than 3,800 women in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Gender-related killings over five years
- Nearly 20,000 women in the region
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- An earlier Lux story reported that Leo celebrated Mass in Paysandú during the Uruguay visit and urged Catholics to build community and bridges. [01298032-1504-4684-84ad-666ee2c407e0]
- Another earlier Lux story said the Uruguay visit was the first stop on his 12-day tour, which was due to continue in Argentina and Peru. [704ca468-9f16-43e1-8964-fbbcbae5b56b]
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