PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV in Uruguay

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 Media

Pope 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 Media

Pope 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 Media

Pope Leo XIV waves as he exits…