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Pope Leo XIV to Visit Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru in November

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  • elDiarioAR Argentina · Centre-left · Newsroom-majority owned, membership funded
  • Infobae Argentina · Centre-right · Daniel Hadad
  • La Nacion Argentina · Centre-right · Saguier family
  • CNN Brasil Brazil · Centre · Rubens Menin (MRV)
  • Folha de S.Paulo Brazil · Centre · Grupo Folha (Frias family)
  • La Tercera Chile · Centre-right · Copesa (Saieh family)
  • El Tiempo Colombia · Centre-right · Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo (Grupo Aval)
  • The Straits Times Singapore · Centre-right · State-affiliated · SPH Media Trust; management shares under the NPPA

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The Vatican announced on Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV will conduct an apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17. The pontiff will visit Montevideo, Paysandú, and Florida in Uruguay from November 6 to 8; Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Luján in Argentina from November 8 to 11; and Lima, Chiclayo, Cusco, and Pucallpa in Peru from November 11 to 17. This marks the first visit of a pope to South America since 2018 and the first papal visit to Argentina in 39 years. Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S. born pontiff, is also a citizen of Peru, where he served as a missionary and as the bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023.

In Argentina, the visit includes a scheduled meeting between Pope Leo XIV and President Javier Milei on November 9. The planned itinerary also features a central mass on Avenida del Libertador and a visit to the Basilica of Luján. Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno stated that the government will declare the visit of national interest and has established a coordination committee to manage security and logistics. Quirno emphasized that the trip is pastoral rather than political and that security is guaranteed.

Outlets with a center right lean framed the event as a historic institutional and spiritual milestone for Argentina and a fulfillment of the desire of the previous pope, Francis, to return to his homeland. In contrast, center left coverage highlighted potential ideological tensions between the pontiff and President Milei. These reports pointed to contradictions between the Pope's encyclical on artificial intelligence, his defense of migrants, and his views on social justice versus the libertarian policies and rhetoric of the Milei administration. Meanwhile, center outlets focused on the Pope's personal history in Peru and the broader regional significance of the tour.

How each side framed it

Centre-left
Framed the visit as a potential ideological clash between the Pope's social teachings and President Milei's libertarian agenda.
Centre
Focused on the factual itinerary and the Pope's biographical ties to Peru.
Centre-right
Framed the visit as a historic spiritual event and a positive diplomatic achievement for the Argentine government.

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