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Pope Leo begins first Latin America trip as pontiff, as Catholicism declines in the region

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A still-recovering pope will head home to Latin America and his beloved Peru for a 12-day trip
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Pope Leo XIV is set to begin his first trip to Latin America as pontiff on Friday. The journey is reported as 11 to 12 days across a region that remains the world's largest Catholic stronghold, though Catholic identity there is steadily shrinking even as belief in God remains strong. The trip is the longest and farthest of his pontificate, and it comes three weeks after lung cancer surgery. Reports differ on the length of the trip: one says 11 days and another says 12. The second report also says the trip includes Peru, which it calls his beloved Peru.

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  1. Straits Times

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    Reports that Pope Leo begins his first trip to Latin America as pontiff on Friday, an 11-day journey across a region that remains the world's largest Catholic stronghold but where Catholic identity is steadily shrinking.

  2. ABC News

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    Reports that Pope Leo XIV is embarking on a 12-day trip, the longest and farthest of his pontificate, three weeks after lung cancer surgery, heading to Latin America and his beloved Peru.

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