Pope Leo XIV flies to Uruguay on Nov. 6 to launch a 12-day circuit through three South American countries, following the detailed program the Holy See released Sept. 21. Meetings with presidents, diplomats and bishops fill the calendar alongside open-air Masses and visits to social-service centers.
For Hispanic Catholics in the United States, the tour lands with extra weight. The pope spent years as a missionary and bishop in Peru, and about six weeks remain before he steps onto the stage of Spanish-speaking Catholicism.
