The Holy See has released a detailed itinerary of Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November. Source: The Tablet.
His 12-day visit will begin in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo on November 6 and conclude in Callao, Peru, on November 17.
In Uruguay, he will meet President Yamandú Orsi and celebrate vespers with the bishops, clergy, deacons and religious in Montevideo. He will also visit Paysandú in eastern Uruguay, meet university staff and students and hold a prayer vigil.
On November 8, the Pope will celebrate Mass in front of the Cathedral Basilica of Florida, the National Shrine of Uruguay’s spiritual patron, Our Lady of the Thirty-three.
“I bring you news of great joy” (Lk 2:10) is the theme for the Uruguayan stint of the papal visit, while “All are welcome – go and proclaim” is that for Argentina on November 8-11.
In the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, he will visit President Javier Milei and celebrate Mass and vespers with Argentina’s bishops and synodal teams at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity. He will also visit the city of Córdoba and return to Buenos Aires for a youth vigil.
Before his departure on November 11, he will visit a prison before celebrating Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján, Argentina’s national Marian shrine.
“Let us open our hearts” is the theme for the Pope’s November 11-17 visit to Peru.
Pope Leo will meet President Keiko Fujimori, bishops, clergy and religious, and attend a prayer vigil with young people in Lima.
On November 13 he will travel to his former diocese, Chiclayo, in northern Peru, where he will dine with local clergy and make a private visit to the San Óscar Romero chapel in the La Victoria district.
He will also visit Santa Cruz de Succhabamba and close the Jubilee year of St Toribius of Mogrovejo, the Spanish missionary who was Archbishop of Lima until his death in 1606.
Pope Leo will visit Cusco and meet missionaries and representatives of the Amazonian peoples in Pucallpa. He will fly back to Rome from Callao, outside Lima, on November 17.
The Pope will take 14 flights in the course of the apostolic journey, travelling more than 30,000 kilometres and celebrating nine public Masses.
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Vatican releases Pope’s schedule for Uruguay, Argentina and Peru (By Bess Twiston Davies, The Tablet)
