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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 XIV moved to tears by testimonies of faith and hope during Argentina visit

by Ines San Martin

Public emotion is hardly foreign to Argentina. In its soccer stadiums, strangers embrace and grown men weep without embarrassment. During the papal visit, those emotions spilled into streets …

Pope Leo urges Peruvian youth to reject lie that sin brings happiness
Pope Leo meets with abuse survivors in Peru
Inaugural Catholic Military Conference prompts reflection on ‘Living and Serving Justly’
Pope Leo defies machismo culture in Peru, calls for respect and protection of women, families
Bishop Brennan of Brooklyn, NY, offers prayers for those impacted by building collapse

U.S. Church

Defying the ‘enrollment cliff,’ Catholic universities lean into their mission

by Kimberley Heatherington

“It is a great time to be a Catholic institution,” ACCU’s president declared, “because people are yearning for the values-based education we provide.”

Trump gives mixed signals on immigration following GOP midterm losses

More than 80 theologians, educators urge US bishops to publicly oppose Iran war

Catholic Charities key in the fight to house homeless veterans as numbers decline

Red Week highlights persecuted Christians, ‘fundamental right’ of religious freedom

Trump tells ’60 Minutes’ immigration policy ‘too tough,’ open to making a deal with Democrats

World

3 million people give Pope Leo XIV a warm welcome as he arrives in Peru, his home for two decades

by Courtney Mares

LIMA, Peru (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lima Nov. 11 for the much-anticipated final leg of his 12-day apostolic journey to South America, landing in the …

Pope Leo tells Argentine youth: Stand firm, become saints, ‘go and proclaim’
Pope recalls Argentine saints in Córdoba; priest says apostolic trip like ‘new Pentecost’
French bishops defend Catholic schools amid education unrest
Pope Leo meets privately with five Argentine abuse survivors
Kraków’s cardinal after deadly shooting: The final word does not belong to hatred, but love

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

Vatican

At Argentina’s national shrine, Pope Leo calls country to reconciliation, communion and mission

by Ines San Martin

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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