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Pope Leo's Trip to South America

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

On-the-Ground News Coverage

French bishops defend Catholic schools amid education unrest

by Caroline de Sury

Catholic schools in France educate over 2 million students in over 7,200 schools, about 17% of the nation’s total student population.

Pope Leo holds up Argentine businessman as a model of lay holiness
Trump tells ’60 Minutes’ immigration policy ‘too tough,’ open to making a deal with Democrats
Pope Leo meets privately with five Argentine abuse survivors
Pope Leo celebrates Mass with 2.5 million people in heart of Buenos Aires
Massachusetts bishops push back on governor’s move to expedite contested abortion law

U.S. Church

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

by Mark Zimmermann

“We have a responsibility to speak up and do our part. … That is how we make God present in our time,” said Sister Norma Pimentel.

Washington Letter: Catholic voters moved toward Democrats in 2026 elections, early data shows

Over 90 US lawmakers call for Pope Leo to address next Congress in bipartisan letter

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

LA pilgrims’ encounter with pope brings together California history, Christian unity, White Sox

Vatican upholds excommunication of former deacon, who plans to appeal

World

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Argentina, meets President Milei while urging respectful dialogue

by Courtney Mares

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Buenos Aires Nov. 8 urging Argentina’s civil leaders to safeguard democracy, protect the unborn, and engage in …

In secular Uruguay, Pope Leo urges Catholics to find strength in being few
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

It takes courage to stand for — not against — something, pope tells young people

Pope warns economic inequality threatens peace, urges politicians to serve common good

Bread under fire: Pope Leo’s envoy witnesses hunger in war-torn Ukraine

Vatican

Pope makes call for evangelization in secular Uruguay

by David Agren

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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