Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to arrive in Buenos Aires on Sunday afternoon, beginning the Argentina leg of a three-country Latin American journey that opened in Uruguay on Friday.

The Vatican’s published itinerary lists a farewell ceremony at Montevideo’s airport at 3:10 p.m. local time, a 3:30 p.m. flight to Buenos Aires and an official welcome at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery at 4:30 p.m. The schedule then calls for a visit to the Monument to General San Martín, a welcome ceremony at Casa Rosada and a meeting with Argentina’s president.

A three-day stop in Argentina

Leo is due to meet political leaders, civil society representatives and diplomats in Buenos Aires on Sunday evening. Monday’s program includes visits with residents and staff at a care institution in Claypole, a public Mass and meetings with university and religious communities, according to the Vatican program.

The Argentina visit is scheduled to continue in Córdoba on Tuesday, before the pope travels to Peru on Wednesday. The wider journey runs through Nov. 17 and includes stops in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.

Associated Press reporting from Uruguay on Saturday described Leo’s first full day there, including a Mass in Paysandú and an evening prayer vigil in Montevideo. AP reported that Argentina is the next leg of the trip, which is due to conclude in Peru.

Why the visit draws attention

Argentina is the home country of Leo’s predecessor, Pope Francis, while Leo spent much of his missionary career in Peru. The tour therefore brings the pontiff to places tied both to the region’s Catholic life and to his own history, as the church seeks to maintain a public presence across countries with different religious landscapes.

All times and events above reflect the Vatican’s published schedule and may change. The generated featured image is a conceptual scene, not a photograph of the planned arrival.

Sources

Associated Press: Pope Leo’s Uruguay visit and next Argentina stop

Holy See Press Office: Official itinerary for Uruguay, Argentina and Peru