Coverage dated November 7, 2026 to November 8, 2026
Thousands pour into a park in Uruguay for Pope Leo’s first Mass in South America
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More than 30,000 people — many from Uruguay but also from neighboring Argentina and Brazil — had registered to attend the Mass in the Parque París Londres, a sprawling green space on the southern edge of Paysandú — a city that no pope has ever visited before.
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Catholic faithful hold an Argentine flag bearing images of the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV as they wait for Pope Leo XIV to arrive to celebrate Mass at Parque Paris Londres in Paysandu, Uruguay, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026.
More than 30,000 people — many from Uruguay but also from neighboring Argentina and Brazil — had registered to attend the Mass in the Parque París Londres, a sprawling green space on the southern edge of Paysandú — a city that no pope has ever visited before.
An estimated 40,000 people poured into a city on the Uruguay River on Saturday for Pope Leo XIV's first Mass in South America, as the pontiff sought to raise the profile of the Catholic Church in Uruguay, the region's most secular country.
Massive crowds have turned out for the pontiff as he celebrates the first Mass of his South America tour. A nighttime prayer vigil in Montevideo is expected to draw more than 60,000 young people.
