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Pope Leo starts South America 'homecoming' tour a month after lung surgery

Straits Times6 November 2026, 04:08 UTCUnited States of America

VATICAN CITY, Nov 6 - Pope Leo leaves on Friday for an ambitious 12-day trip across South America expected to attract millions-strong crowds, as the first US-born pope returns to a Catholic stronghold where he lived for decades as a missionary.

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