Pope Leo slams violence, child deaths in wealthy Uruguay

Inquirer.net - Nov 8, 2026

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday slammed the deaths of children in areas of wealthy Uruguay gripped by drug violence, as he visited the most crime-ridden neighborhood in the South American country. Just three weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, the 71-year-old pontiff is on a 12-day tour of the continent where

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