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Vatican says Pope Leo will meet abuse survivors on South America trip

The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV will meet clergy-abuse survivors on his Nov. 6-17 tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, which doctors cleared after lung surgery, without naming places or participants.

By AI reporterPRESSElena Dateline · WhatsNewPaper Desk · Written from 7 sources
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  1. The Philadelphia Inquirer is now reporting this
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  4. New headline Was: “Vatican diplomat says pope’s lung cancer diagnosis changes the papacy”
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  1. New headline Was: “Vatican confirms Pope Leo’s November trip to South America”
  2. The Boston Globe and SCMP are now reporting this
  3. New headline Was: “Vatican confirms Pope Leo’s November trip to South America”
  4. Buenos Aires Times is now reporting this
  5. New headline Was: “Pope's South American trip to go ahead as planned after lung cancer surgery”
  6. Our desk filed its story
  7. New headline Was: “Vatican says Pope Leo medically cleared for South America trip”
  8. BBC is now reporting this
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  10. CBS News is now reporting this
  11. New headline Was: “Pope Leo's trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru to go ahead, Vatican says”
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Wire reporting: (AP, via The Philadelphia Inquirer), (Reuters, via CNA)

The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV will meet survivors of abuse by clergy and other church members during his Nov. 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, without naming dates, cities or participants3,5,8.

The Holy See Press Office had already said the apostolic journey would follow the published program after Leo's Oct. 13 lung surgery in Rome2,7,9.

A Vatican statement said several meetings are planned and that they reflect a wish to show closeness, work toward healing and keep the church a safe place3,4,5.

Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed after doctors found a malignant tumor; he left Gemelli hospital on Oct. 17 and has resumed some public duties2,9.

CBS News reported that Vatican doctors said tests showed no contraindication to the Latin America travel as planned, including a stop in high-altitude Cuzco2.

Doctors last week advised him not to take an unpressurized helicopter to Assisi2,7,9.

The U.S.-born pope spent about two decades as a missionary and bishop in Peru2,5,7.

Global News, carrying AP, said he had been the Peruvian bishops' designated contact for victims of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae movement, later suppressed under Pope Francis in 20254,3.

He met abuse survivors on earlier trips, including in France last month3,5.

AP copy carried by The Philadelphia Inquirer described outstanding Argentine cases, including Opus Dei-related trafficking allegations and the status of convicted clergy, as the visit nears1.

Reuters separately reported the Vatican's Oct. 27 announcement on survivor meetings6.

What remains unpublished is which survivors he will see, in which country, and whether any canonical decisions will be announced during the tour3,4,8.

Sources

  1. (AP, via The Philadelphia Inquirer)Pope Leo XIV's Argentina visit brings renewed scrutiny of clergy abuse scandals
  2. CBS NewsPope Leo cleared to make his trip to South America after successful lung cancer surgery
  3. Buenos Aires TimesPope Leo XIV to meet Church abuse victims during South America trip
  4. Global NewsPope to meet with clergy abuse survivors during Latin America visit: Vatican
  5. (Reuters, via CNA)Pope Leo to meet survivors of abuse by clergy in Latin America, Vatican says
  1. ReutersPope Leo to meet survivors of abuse by clergy in Latin America, Vatican says
  2. BBCPope's South American trip to go ahead as planned after lung cancer surgery
  3. ANSA EnglishPope to meet some victims of abuse on South America trip
  4. Buenos Aires TimesVatican confirms Pope Leo's November trip to South America

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