Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sept 21, 2026 (AFP) - Pope's Argentina visit forecast to draw seven million

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2026-09-21

Seven million people are expected to turn out for Pope Leo XIV when he visits Argentina in November, the government said Monday ahead of the first papal trip here in almost 40 years. Since 1987 no pope has come to the traditionally Catholic South American nation, not even Pope Leo's predecessor Francis, who was himself Argentine. The US-born pontiff will also visit Uruguay and Peru during this trip. In Argentina he will hold three open-air masses......

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