Vatican City, Nov 1, 2026 (AFP) - Pope Leo readies for 'intense' South America homecoming

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2026-11-01

Pope Leo XIV is about to embark on one of the most ambitious papal foreign trips in decades, touring Uruguay, Argentina and his adopted homeland Peru, despite recent lung cancer surgery. The 71-year-old head of the Catholic Church underwent an operation fewer than three weeks ago to remove a cancerous tumour, but doctors say he requires no further treatment and have given him the all-clear for the 11-day South America trip. Leo has said he is "lo......

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