The ITA Airways aircraft carrying Pope Leo XIV and the journalists accompanying him departed from Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport at 7:05am on Friday, beginning his Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.
It landed in Montevideo, Uruguay, at 8:19pm Rome time.Pope Leo’s programme in Montevideo begins with a welcome ceremony at 5:30pm local time in Independence Square, after which he will meet with representatives of the authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps.
Afterwards, the Holy Father will visit the President of the Republic of Uruguay.
After the visit, Pope Leo will celebrate Vespers with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and seminarians at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and Saints Philip and James.
After his time in Uruguay, the Holy Father will travel to Argentina, visiting Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Luján.
He will then continue to Peru, where he will visit Lima, Chiclayo, Cusco, and Pucallpa.
The Apostolic Journey will run from November 6 to 17, spanning 12 days.
During the visit, Pope Leo is expected to make approximately a dozen flights and visit ten cities.
The Holy Father is also expected to deliver nearly 40 addresses in Spanish.