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12 Planes in 12 Days: Pope Begins Major Latin America Tour, Weeks After Surgery

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Pope Leo XIV begins 12-day South America tour weeks after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV departed for a 12-day trip through Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru on Friday, his first major foreign visit as pope and a return to the continent where he spent two decades as a missionary, coming just three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery.

Nov 6, 2026·6 sourcesCancer and Cancer TreatmentCancer & OncologyLatin AmericaWorld affairsPope Leo XIVCancer treatmentJavier Milei
Pope Leo XIV begins 12-day South America tour weeks after lung cancer surgery
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