https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/an-overview-of-the-church-in-uruguay-argentina-and-peruContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/an-overview-of-the-church-in-uruguay-argentina-and-peruhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/an-overview-of-the-church-in-uruguay-argentina-and-peru#u191248Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:16:33 +0000Pope Leo XIV has launched a 12-day tour of South America, beginning in Uruguay where he celebrated his first Mass in the Americas in the provincial border city of Paysandu instead of a national capital. The pontiff is traveling to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru on a homecoming visit as Catholicism faces a decline across the region. The Vatican reports the pope is healthy, enthusiastic, and clinically fit for the journey, requiring no extra measures despite a recent recovery. The trip includes a stop in Chiclayo, Peru, to revisit the places that shaped his ministry.Why it mattersThe journey serve