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Pope Leo's Trip to South America

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

On-the-Ground News Coverage

Pope Leo tells Argentine youth: Stand firm, become saints, ‘go and proclaim’

by Ines San Martin

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (OSV News) — Nearly four decades after young Argentines filled the streets of Buenos Aires for a historic World Youth Day with St. John Paul …

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French bishops defend Catholic schools amid education unrest

U.S. Church

Massachusetts bishops push back on governor’s move to expedite contested abortion law

by Gina Christian

(OSV News) — The Catholic bishops of Massachusetts are pushing back on a decision by that state’s governor to expedite implementation of a controversial late-term abortion law — days …

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Massachusetts bishops push back on governor’s move to expedite contested abortion law

Sargent Shriver’s life, legacy inspire high school’s new center to foster Catholic faith in action

‘Decisive action’ needed at upcoming UN climate conference, say Catholic leaders

Catholic death penalty opponents praise Newsom for commuting California death sentences

World

Pope Leo holds up Argentine businessman as a model of lay holiness

by Ines San Martin

“Seeking to sanctify ourselves through our profession and to sanctify the profession” is “a mission of religion and life,” Shaw often said.

Pope Leo meets privately with five Argentine abuse survivors
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Argentina, meets President Milei while urging respectful dialogue
In secular Uruguay, Pope Leo urges Catholics to find strength in being few
Pope Leo joins with Church and Poland in mourning Krakow mass shooting
UK honoring Pope Leo indicates new closeness in ties, Church leaders say

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

At Peruvian shrine, Pope Leo will return to the missionary model that shaped him

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

Vatican

In 1st FIFA World Cup stadium, Pope Leo tells 70,000 Uruguayans life in Christ is the ultimate goal

by Courtney Mares

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

The Cat in the Hat

by John Mulderig
The Mongoose
Movie review: Wicker
Sense and Sensibility
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