BREAKING Pope Leo XIV has Departed by Plane for his 12-day Apostolic Journey to South America - Visiting Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru
Pope Leo XIV has departed for his 12-day Apostolic Journey to South America, on his sixth international journey since the start of the papacy. He will visit Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru. The ITA Airways aircraft carrying Pope Leo XIV and the journalists accompanying him departed from Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport at 7:05 AM. The Holy Father is scheduled to arrive at Montevideo-Carrasco International Airport at about 4:30 PM, where an official welcome will take place.
Pope Leo’s programme in Montevideo begins with a welcome ceremony at 5:30 PM in Independence Square, after which he will meet with representatives of the authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps.
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV TO URUGUAY, ARGENTINA AND PERU
6–17 November 2026
ROME - MONTEVIDEO
Saturday, 7 November 2026
MONTEVIDEO – PAYSANDÚ – MONTEVIDEO
| 08:25 | Flight from Montevideo-Carrasco International Airport to Paysandú |
| 09:10 | Arrival at “Brigadier General Aviator Tydeo Larre Borges” Paysandú International Airport |
| 10:00 | HOLY MASS at the “Parque París Londres” |
| 12:45 | Flight from Paysandú International Airport to Montevideo |
| 13:30 | Arrival at Montevideo-Carrasco International Airport |
| 17:00 | MEETING WITH THE SOCIAL COMMUNITY OF CASAVALLE at the Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
| 18:00 | MEETING WITH THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY at the Catholic University of Uruguay |
| 19:00 | PRAYER VIGIL at the Centenary Stadium |
Sunday, 8 November 2026
MONTEVIDEO – FLORIDA – BUENOS AIRES
| 10:30 | HOLY MASS in the square in front of the Cathedral Basilica of Florida, National Shrine of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three |
| 12:40 | Lunch with the Bishops at the "Jesús Buen Pastor" |
| 15:10 | FAREWELL CEREMONY at “General Cesáreo L. Berisso” Montevideo-Carrasco International Airport |
| 15:30 | Flight from Montevideo-Carrasco International Airport to Buenos Aires |
| 16:30 | Arrival at “Aeroparque Jorge Newbery” Buenos Aires International Airport OFFICIAL WELCOME |
| 17:00 | VISIT TO THE “MONUMENT TO GENERAL SAN MARTÍN AND THE ARMIES OF INDEPENDENCE” in “Plaza San Martín” |
| 17:20 | WELCOME CEREMONY at “Casa Rosada” |
| 17:50 | VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC |
| 18:30 | MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS at the “Palacio Libertad, Centro Cultural Domingo Faustino Sarmiento” |
Monday, 9 November 2026
BUENOS AIRES – CLAYPOLE – BUENOS AIRES
| 09:15 | VISIT TO THE STAFF AND RESIDENTS OF THE “PEQUEÑO COTTOLENGO DON ORIONE DE CLAYPOLE” |
| 11:30 | HOLY MASS at the “Monumento de los Españoles” |
| 16:10 | MEETING WITH THE WORK COMMUNITY at the Catholic University of Argentina |
| 17:30 | MEETING WITH LEADERS OF CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS at the “Palacio San Martín” |
| 18:45 | CELEBRATION OF VESPERS WITH THE BISHOPS AND SYNODAL TEAMS OF ARGENTINA at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity |
| 19:45 | Supper with the Bishops at the Archbishop’s Residence |
BUENOS AIRES - CÓRDOBA - BUENOS AIRES
| 07:30 | Flight from Buenos Aires International Airport to Córdoba |
| 09:00 | Arrival at “Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio Taravella” Córdoba International Airport |
| 10:00 | HOLY MASS in the grounds of the Military Aviation School |
| 15:15 | MEETING WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, DEACONS, CONSECRATED MEN AND WOMEN, SEMINARIANS AND PASTORAL WORKERS at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption |
| 16:55 | Flight from Córdoba International Airport to Buenos Aires |
| 18:10 | Arrival at “Aeroparque Jorge Newbery” Buenos Aires International Airport |
| 20:15 | YOUTH VIGIL at the “Monumento de los Españoles” |
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
BUENOS AIRES – LUJÁN – LIMA
| 08:00 | VISIT TO THE FEDERAL PRISON COMPLEX IN BUENOS AIRES |
| 10:00 | HOLY MASS in the plaza in front of the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján |
| 13:30 | FAREWELL CEREMONY at “Ministro Pistarini” Buenos Aires International Airport |
| 14:00 | Flight from Buenos Aires International Airport to Lima |
| 17:30 | Arrival at “Callao Air Base (Air Group No. 8 of the Peruvian Air Force)” OFFICIAL WELCOME |
| 18:15 | WELCOME CEREMONY at “Palacio de Gobierno” |
| 18:45 | VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC |
| 19:45 | MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS at the “Gran Teatro Nacional” |
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| 07:00 | Flight from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Montevideo |
| 16:30 | Arrival at “General Cesáreo L. Berisso” Montevideo-Carrasco International Airport |
| OFFICIAL WELCOME | |
| 17:30 | WELCOME CEREMONY at “Plaza Independencia” |
| 17:45 | MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS |
| 18:15 | VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC at the “Edificio José Artigas” |
| 19:10 | CELEBRATION OF VESPERS WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, DEACONS, CONSECRATED MEN AND WOMEN, AND SEMINARIANS at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and Saints Philip and James |
Thursday 12 November 2026
LIMA
| 09:30 | MEETING WITH THE BISHOPS OF PERU in the chapel of the Archbishop’s Residence in Lima |
| 10:20 | CELEBRATION OF MID-MORNING PRAYER WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, CONSECRATED MEN AND WOMEN, SEMINARIANS, SYNODAL TEAMS AND PASTORAL COUNCILS in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist |
| 11:30 | MEETING ON THE CHALLENGES AND HOPES FOR THE FUTURE OF THE PERUVIAN PEOPLE in the square in front of the Cathedral |
| 18:00 | PRAYER VIGIL WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND COLLEGE STUDENTS at the National Stadium |
| 20:00 | Supper with the Bishops at the Apostolic Nunciature |
Friday 13 November 2026
LIMA - CHICLAYO - PIMENTEL - CHICLAYO
| 07:40 | Flight from “Callao Air Base (Air Group No. 8 of the Peruvian Air Force)” to Chiclayo |
| 09:10 | Arrival at “Teniente Coronel Pedro Ruiz Gallo” Air Base in Chiclayo |
| 10:30 | HOLY MASS at the open space near the “Pampas de Pimentel” |
| 12:40 | Private visit to the “San Óscar A. Romero” Chapel |
| 16:30 | MEETING WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, CONSECRATED MEN AND WOMEN, SEMINARIANS, SYNODAL TEAMS AND PASTORAL COUNCILS at the Shrine of Our Lady of Peace |
| 17:45 | MEETING WITH THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY at the “Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo” Catholic University |
| 19:00 | Supper with the priests of the Diocese of Chiclayo at the “Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo” College |
Saturday 14 November 2026
CHICLAYO - SANTA CRUZ DE SUCCHABAMBA - ZAÑA - CHICLAYO
| 08:00 | RITE OF THE CORONATION OF THE IMMACULATE VIRGIN in the Cathedral of Saint Mary |
| 09:10 | Departure by helicopter from Chiclayo Air Base to Santa Cruz de Succhabamba |
| 09:50 | Arrival at the Santa Cruz de Succhabamba heliport |
| 11:00 | HOLY MASS in Santa Cruz de Succhabamba |
| 13:15 | Departure by helicopter from Santa Cruz de Succhabamba heliport to Chiclayo |
| 14:00 | Arrival at “Teniente Coronel Pedro Ruiz Gallo” Air Base in Chiclayo |
| 17:30 | PRAYER MEETING WITH THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE CLOSING OF THE JUBILEE YEAR OF “SANTO TORIBIO DE MOGROVEJO” at the Shrine of “Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo” |
Sunday 15 November 2026
CHICLAYO – CUSCO – PUCALLPA - LIMA
| 07:50 | Flight from Chiclayo Air Base to Cusco |
| 10:00 | Arrival at “Alejandro Velasco Astete” Cusco International Airport |
| 10:30 | MEETING WITH THE FAITHFUL AND REPRESENTATIVES OF POPULAR DEVOTION at the “Saqsaywaman” National Archaeological Park |
| 11:45 | ANGELUS PRAYER in the square in front of the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| 13:05 | Flight from Cusco International Airport to Pucallpa |
| 14:30 | Arrival at “Capitán FAP David Abensur Rengifo” Pucallpa International Airport |
| 15:00 | MEETING WITH MISSIONARIES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMAZONIAN PEOPLES at the “Malecón Puerto Callao” |
| 16:45 | HOLY MASS at the “Villa Deportiva Regional Ucayali” |
| 19:05 | Flight from Pucallpa International Airport to Lima |
| 20:20 | Arrival at the “Callao Air Base (Air Group No. 8 of the Peruvian Air Force)” |
Monday 16 November 2026
LIMA - CALLAO - LIMA - ROMA
| 08:30 | VISIT TO THE STAFF AND RESIDENTS OF THE SHELTER RUN BY THE LITTLE SISTERS FOR ABANDONED ELDERLY PEOPLE |
| 10:30 | HOLY MASS at “Las Palmas Air Base” |
| 13:15 | FAREWELL CEREMONY at “Callao Air Base (Air Group No. 8 of the Peruvian Air Force)” |
| 13:45 | Flight from “Callao Air Base (Air Group No. 8 of the Peruvian Air Force)” to Rome |
Tuesday 17 November 2026
ROMA
| 10:25 | Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport |
| Time Zone | |
| Roma | +1h UTC |
| Montevide | −3h UTC |
| Paysandú | −3h UTC |
| Florida | −3h UTC |
| Buenos Aires | −3h UTC |
| Claypole | −3h UTC |
| Córdoba | −3h UTC |
| Luján | −3h UTC |
| Lima | −5h UTC |
| Chiclayo | −5h UTC |
| Pimentel | −5h UTC |
| Santa Cruz de Succhabamba | −5h UTC |
| Zaña | −5h UTC |
| Cusco | −5h UTC |
| Pucallpa | −5h UTC |
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Holy See Press Office Bulletin 5 August 2026
Holy See Press Office Bulletin, 21 September 2026
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