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Pope Leo in Uruguay to kick off South America tour just weeks after lung surgery

· By Agence France-Presse
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Pope Leo began an emotionally charged tour of South America on Friday, returning to a continent that helped shape his priesthood just three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery. The 71-year-old head of the Catholic Church will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru over 12 days in one of the most intense papal fore…

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