Pope Leo XIV held a papal Mass, visited with several Catholic groups and communities, and presided over a prayer vigil in Uruguay on Nov. 7, the first full day of his historic trip to South America.
The pope arrived in Uruguay on Nov. 6 and was scheduled to leave the country on Sunday for Argentina, where he will spend three days before moving on to his former home of Peru, where he will spend five days before returning to Rome.
Here are photos of Pope Leo’s activities in Uruguay:
Pope Leo XIV boards the papal plane en route to Uruguay for the first leg of his 12-day trip to South America, Nov. 6, 2026. | Credit: Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV waves as he boards the papal plane en route to Uruguay for the first leg of his trip to South America, Nov. 6, 2026. | Credit: Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the papal plane from Rome to Montevideo, Uruguay, alongside Montse Alvarado (left), prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, and Matteo Bruni (right), director of the Holy See Press Office, at the start of his papal journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, on Nov. 6, 2026. | Credit: Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV waves as he exits the plane after landing in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Nov. 6, 2026. | Credit: Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN NewsPope Leo XIV addresses Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi and other dignitaries in the country’s capital in Montevideo on Nov. 6, 2026. | Credit: Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN NewsPope Leo XIV participates in vespers at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Sts. Philip and James in Montevideo, Uruguay, Nov. 6, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN NewsCatholics gather for Mass as part of Pope Leo XIVʼs official visit to Uruguay at Parque Paris Londres on Nov. 07, 2026 in Paysandú, Uruguay. Pope Leo XIV is on his first trip to South America as pope, where he is visiting Uruguay, Argentina and Peru on a 10-day trip. | Credit: Sandro Pereyra/Getty ImagesPope Leo XIV waves to crowds as he arrives for the papal Mass at Parque París Londres, Paysandú, Uruguay, Nov. 7, 2026. | Credit: Tiziana FABI / AFP via Getty ImagesPope Leo XIV opens Mass at Paris Londres Park in Paysandu, on Nov. 7, 2026. Pope Leo XIV arrived in Uruguay on November 6, to start an ambitious 11-day tour of South America, which will continue with visits to Argentina and Peru, just a few weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer. | Credit: Tiziana FABI / AFP via Getty ImagesPope Leo XIV holds a crozier aloft at the papal Mass at Parque París Londres, Paysandú, Uruguay, Nov. 7, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTNPope Leo XIV delivers the homily at the papal Mass in Paysandú, Uruguay, Nov. 7, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTNPope Leo XIV walks alongside Cardinal Daniel Sturla, Archbishop of Montevideo, during a visit to the Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Casavalle neighborhood of Montevideo on Nov. 7, 2026. | Tiziana FABI / AFP via Getty ImagesPope Leo XIV greets faithful during a visit to the Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Casavalle neighborhood of Montevideo on Nov. 7, 2026. | Credit: Tiziana FABI / AFP via Getty ImagesPope Leo XIV arrives for a prayer vigil for young people at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Nov. 7, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTNPope Leo XIV appears on giant screens as he leads a prayer vigil for young people at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Nov. 7, 2026. | Credit: Leonardo Carreño/AFP via Getty ImagesPope Leo XIV speaks while leading a prayer vigil for young people at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Nov. 7, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN
