OSV News Two weeks after surgery for lung cancer, Pope Leo XIV has been cleared by doctors to proceed with his planned Nov. 6-17 trip to South America, the longest and most demanding journey of his pontificate so far. In a statement released Oct. 26, papal physician Dr. Luigi Carbone said there are no medical […]
South American nations added to Pope Leo’s apostolic itinerary
By Courtney Mares OSV News ROME — Pope Leo XIV will make the first apostolic journey to South America of his pontificate Nov. 6-17, visiting 10 cities in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican has announced. The trip will take him from one of Latin America’s least religious countries to the homeland of the late […]