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

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 05, 2026 · 248 words · By Greta Ruffino; Gavin Blackburn

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What to know about Pope Leo XIV to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November

The Vatican has announced the Pope's sixth international trip.

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What happened

The Vatican has announced the Pope's sixth international trip.

Why it matters

From 6-17 November he will visit three Latin American countries, including Peru, where he carried out much of his ministry.

Common ground

Pope Leo XIV will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from 6-17 November, the Vatican said on Wednesday, in a return to the continent where the pontiff spent decades as a missionary.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/05/pope-leo-xiv-to-visit-uruguay-arge…

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Claim 1: “Pope Leo XIV will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from 6-17 November”

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Web search results and Wikipedia entries confirm the current Pope is Leo XIV and that he is scheduled to visit Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6-17.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — After the 2025 conclave resulting in the election of cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, both the United States and Peru celebrated his election (who has dual nationality) as their own. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reactions_to_the…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a list of priests and bishops that were appointed either to succeed or to new episcopal assignments during the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_episcopal_appointments…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since his election on 8 May 2025, Pope Leo XIV has made four international trips outside Italy, during which he has visited eight countries. His visit to Turkey included an ecumenical commemoration of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pastoral_trips_made_by…

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Claim 2: “The Vatican has announced the Pope's sixth international trip.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm the Vatican announced Pope Leo XIV's sixth international trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Vatican announced on Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV would go to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November.Chiclayo will be one of the most anticipated stops on his November trip, which will be Leo’s si…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/americas/pope-leo-p…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Vatican has announced the visit, underscoring the importance of maintaining ties with Latin America, a place where the Pope spent many years as a missionary and bishop. This upcoming journey will …
https://btw.co/node/11821591/pope-latin-trip/

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web search NEUTRAL — ROME (OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV will travel to six destinations across Italy this year, the Vatican announced on Feb.The announcement of the Italian trips comes amid speculation about Pope Leo's inter…
https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/from-pompeii-to-pavia-p…

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Claim 3: “The northern city [Chiclayo] will be among the stops the head of the Roman Catholic Church will make in the Andean nation, along with the capital Lima, Cusco and Pucallpa.”

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The itinerary including Chiclayo, Lima, Cusco, and Pucallpa is confirmed by both a cross-reference and web search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — The current pope is Leo XIV, who was elected on 8 May 2025 on the second day of the 2025 papal conclave. [6] While his office is called the papacy, the jurisdiction of the episcopal see is called the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope

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web search NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV

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web search NEUTRAL — Fundamental Law of Vatican City State Daily Bulletin - Press Office 30 - 7 - 2026 Programme – Meeting of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV with the young people taking part in the ‘Go! Franciscan Youth Meetin…
https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html

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Claim 4: “Pope Leo XIV's predecessor, Francis, never returned to his home country of Argentina while pope.”

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Only one cross-reference source mentions that Pope Francis did not return to Argentina during his pontificate; no other independent sources provided confirm this.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Pope Francis, did not manage a trip back home during his 13-year pontificate
https://krdo.com/news/national-world/cnn-world/2026/08/05/po…

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Claim 5: “The Apostolic journey... will start in Uruguay and continue in Argentina, marking the first official visit by a pontiff in almost 40 years to the two South American neighbours.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny if this is the first official visit in almost 40 years to both countries.

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Claim 6: “then head to Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Lujan in Argentina until 11 November.”

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Claim 7: “The pope, who obtained Peruvian citizenship in 2015”

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Multiple independent sources confirm that Robert Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) obtained Peruvian citizenship in 2015.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, pronounced PREE-vohst; September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. Born in Chicago, United States, Prevost became …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV

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Claim 8: “The pope will visit Montevideo, Paysandú and Florida from 6-8 November in Uruguay”

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Claim 9: “Pope Francis visited Peru in 2018.”

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Claim 10: “lived for more than two decades in Peru, where he was a missionary and bishop in Chiclayo.”

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Web search results confirm he spent decades as a missionary and bishop in Peru, specifically in Chiclayo.

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Claim 11: “From 6-17 November he will visit three Latin American countries, including Peru”

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Multiple sources confirm the dates (November 6-17) and the visit to three Latin American countries, specifically mentioning Peru.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Holy See–Peru relations are foreign relations between the Holy See and Peru.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See–Peru_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Latin American Boom (Spanish: Boom latinoamericano) was a literary movement of the 1960s and 1970s when the work of a group of relatively young Latin American novelists became widely circulated in…
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Claim 12: “The last pontiff to tour the nation [Argentina] was Pope John Paul II in 1987, followed by a trip to Uruguay in 1988.”

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Claim 13: “will visit the country [Peru] from 11-17 November for the final portion of the trip.”

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Multiple sources specify the dates for the Peru portion of the trip as November 11-17.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV will undertake an Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from 6 to 17 November, the Holy See Press Office has announced. The Holy Father will visit Montevideo, Paysandú and Flor…
https://www.licas.news/2026/08/06/pope-leo-to-visit-uruguay-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The pope will spend November 6-8 in Uruguay, 8-11 in Argentina and 11-17 in Peru, the Vatican said.A Catholic pope has not visited South America since the late Pope Francis made a trip to Chile and Pe…
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-08-05/pope-l…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Holy See has confirmed today, in its information bulletin, that Pope Leo XIV will make his apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from November 6 to 17, 2026.
https://infovaticana.com/en/2026/08/05/rome-confirms-first-t…

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Claim 14: “The pope, who was born Robert Francis Prevost in the US city of Chicago”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources explicitly state that Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, USA.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A conclave was held on 7 and 8 May 2025 to elect a new pope to succeed Francis, who had died on 21 April 2025. Of the 135 eligible cardinal electors, all but two attended. On the fourth ballot, the co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_conclave

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost) comes from an American family of French, Italian, Spanish and Louisiana Creole descent. The surname "Prevost" (originally "Prévost") is from a French cognate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Pope_Leo_XIV

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