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Pope Leo in South America

Uruguay, Argentina and Peru • Nov. 6-17, 2026

On-Site News Coverage

Pope Leo’s visit to Argentine disability home carries pastoral — and political — weight

by Ines San Martin

The Claypole home is the largest residential center in a network of 14 Cottolengos serving approximately 1,300 people in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.

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Pope Leo heads to a divided Argentina still reckoning with Francis’ legacy

U.S. Church

New exhibit at the Museum of the Bible explores legacy of Blessed Stanley Rother

by Kimberley Heatherington

“The more people know about him, and find in him an attractive, credible witness, the more people will come to him to seek his intercession.”

Democrats win House and Senate in landslide midterm election seen as Trump rebuke

Pro-life advocates pray at grave of 47 babies killed by abortionist Gosnell, but ‘not forgotten’

NY archbishop, archdiocese, healthcare ministry join in suit over state’s assisted suicide law

New scholarship tax credit could expand access to Catholic schools, say education leaders

Appeals court rules Idaho abortion ban may be enforced as voters prepare to weigh in

World

In secular Uruguay, Pope Leo will visit a Virgin bound to the nation’s birth

by Ines San Martin

“The significance of the Virgin of the Thirty-Three is historical and patriotic,” said Father Gabriel González Melano, a priest of the Diocese of Florida. 

For Pope Leo, Peru trip is more homecoming than state visit
As Poland’s constitutional crisis spills into streets, bishops plead for reconciliation
Brother of slain Pakistani minister urges West to act as report finds Christian persecution worsens
For 800 years, they kept the prayers going; now Benedictine nuns face a $1 million deadline
Spain and its Church in shock, grief after high speed train collision leaves dozens dead

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Ethiopian Orthodox leaders call for justice, protection after 60 Christians killed in attacks

Pope Leo’s doctors confirm his visit to Latin America two weeks after lung surgery

Vatican

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given November 4, 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

Opinion

Blaming Autumn: Unjust cranks in this excellent season of wonder

by Elizabeth Scalia

Beneath our division lies a crisis of dehumanization

by Vicente Del Real

The courage to risk death for life

by Katie Yoder

Reviews

You Can See Everything

by John Mulderig
Movie review: Wicker
Sense and Sensibility
The story of Jesus brings us together
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