After a successful trip to Uruguay, Pope Leo heads to Argentina

On Sunday, tens of thousands packed the main square in Florida, Uruguay, to watch Pope Leo speak.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/3000x2000!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2Fdc%2Fbfa72c634de2ac6fd5d3cbc6c94a%2Fap26312478472333.jpg' alt='Pope Leo XIV plays with a child as he arrived at the square outside the Cathedral Basilica of Florida, Uruguay, the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three, to preside over Mass on the third day of his twelve-day apostolic journey to South America, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026.'/><p>On Sunday, tens of thousands packed the main square in Florida, Uruguay, to watch Pope Leo speak.</p><p>(Image credit: Andrew Medichini)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6033992' />