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Pope Leo in South America

Uruguay, Argentina and Peru • Nov. 6-17, 2026

On-The-Ground Coverage

Trump sends Pope Leo ‘get well’ wishes following cancer diagnosis

by OSV News

“I wanna see Pope Leo get well,” he said to reporters on an Arizona tarmac Oct. 14.

In secular Uruguay, Pope Leo urges Catholics to find strength in being few
Pope Leo joins with Church and Poland in mourning Krakow mass shooting
Pope Leo shares advice for Catholic parents whose children left the faith at Uruguay’s national shrine
Over 90 US lawmakers call for Pope Leo to address next Congress in bipartisan letter
In 1st FIFA World Cup stadium, Pope Leo tells 70,000 Uruguayans life in Christ is the ultimate goal

U.S. Church

In AI guardrails push, US bishops advocate for Kids Online Safety Act at the Capitol

by Kate Scanlon

More than a dozen U.S. bishops met with members of Congress Sept. 16 to urge them to enact effective safety guardrails on AI and to protect children online.

LA pilgrims’ encounter with pope brings together California history, Christian unity, White Sox

Vatican upholds excommunication of former deacon, who plans to appeal

Bishop: Church upholds value of every human life, even ‘those who have committed horrible crimes’

Experts see promise in AI as tool for parish flyers, promotions but warn against its misuse

Full text: Cardinal Frank Leo’s homily at Georgia Martyrs’ beatification Mass

World

Polish suspect in Medjugorje vandalism detained; calls against online condemnation grow

by Katarzyna Szalajko

“All spaces are being rapidly cleaned and prepared so that they can once again be a place of prayer and encounter with the Lord.”

At Peruvian shrine, Pope Leo will return to the missionary model that shaped him
Pope Leo heads to a divided Argentina still reckoning with Francis’ legacy
It takes courage to stand for — not against — something, pope tells young people
Pope warns economic inequality threatens peace, urges politicians to serve common good
Bread under fire: Pope Leo’s envoy witnesses hunger in war-torn Ukraine

‘Crisis of relativism’ threatens peace in Europe, pope says

In Brazil, images go viral after priest interrupts Eucharist to comfort crying elderly man

Russia aims to ‘freeze’ Ukrainians, prelate says; missile attacks turn Kyiv into ‘cold trap’

Vatican

Vatican announces ‘disarming technology’ will be theme of next World Day of Peace

by Courtney Mares

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