Pope Leo calls for healthcare to be 'accessible for all' during Uruguay visit
Pope Leo XIV on Friday called for healthcare to be "accessible to all" as he began a visit to Uruguay just three weeks after having undergone lung surgery.
Key points
- The 12-day tour of South America, which will also include stops in Argentina and Peru, is seen as something of a homecoming for the pontiff, who lived in Peru for almost two decades and holds joint US and Peruvian citizenship.
Three weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, Pope Francis has begun a three-nation tour of Latin America, saying he felt better than he looked.
His first stop is Uruguay, the continent’s most secular country.
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