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A still-recovering pope will head home to Latin America and his beloved Peru for a 12-day trip

A still-recovering pope will head home to Latin America and his beloved Peru for a 12-day trip
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Three weeks after lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV is embarking on the longest and farthest trip of his pontificate: a 12-day, three-nation tour of Latin America that carries more personal and historic weight than any of his voyages to date. The U.S.-born Leo is returning home to Peru, where th...

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