Pope's River Mass Draws Massive Cross-Border Crowd in Secular Uruguay
The event, held on a Saturday in a park on the Uruguay River, attracted an estimated 40,000 people from Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil, highlighting the Church's push in a region known for its secularism.
Pope Leo XIV held his first Mass in South America on a Saturday, in a park in a city on the Uruguay River in Uruguay.
An estimated 40,000 people attended, with thousands from Uruguay, neighboring Argentina and Brazil pouring into the city for the Mass.
"The Washington Times says the pontiff \"sought to raise the profile of the Catholic Church in Uruguay, the region's most secular country.\""
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Thousands pour into a park in Uruguay for Pope Leo's first Mass in South America
Thousands of people from Uruguay and neighboring Argentina and Brazil are pouring into a city on the Uruguay River for Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass on the continent
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An estimated 40,000 pour into a park in Uruguay for Pope Leo's first Mass in South America
An estimated 40,000 people poured into a city on the Uruguay River on Saturday for Pope Leo XIV's first Mass in South America, as the pontiff sought to raise the profile of the Catholic Church in Uruguay, the region's most secular country.
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- Pope Leo XIV holds his first Mass in South America in a city on the Uruguay River.
- The Mass takes place on a Saturday.
- An estimated 40,000 people attend the Mass, according to The Washington Times.
- Thousands of people from Uruguay, neighboring Argentina and Brazil pour into the city on the Uruguay River for the Mass, according to ABC News.
- The Mass is held in a park in a city on the Uruguay River in Uruguay.
- The Washington Times says the pontiff "sought to raise the profile of the Catholic Church in Uruguay, the region's most secular country."
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