The Florida Mass drew tens of thousands of people. Euronews reported that the Vatican estimated attendance at 50,000, while also describing large crowds gathering in the city’s main square.
During the Uruguay visit, Leo XIV addressed family and women, and appealed to people who had distanced themselves from the Catholic Church. He also stressed the responsibility of political leaders to pursue the common good.
The Florida appearance marked the final stop of the Uruguay leg, according to reports by ANSA, EL PAÍS and Euronews. The supplied reports said the pope was leaving, or was due to fly, for Argentina, but they did not confirm that he had already arrived there.
ANSA reported that a face-to-face meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei was expected. The available material does not confirm that the meeting took place, nor does it establish the full itinerary or duration of the Argentina visit.
The Argentina leg also carries a broader question about the new pontiff’s public style. Clarín characterized Leo XIV as continuing elements of Pope Francis’s legacy while developing an approach of his own, offering context for how the visit may be viewed without independently reporting the Florida Mass or the departure.
SOURCES
- EuronewsPope Leo XIV ends his visit to Uruguay with a tribute to women before departing to Argentina
- ANSAIl Papa a Florida per l'ultima tappa in Uruguay, poi vola in Argentina
- EL PAÍSLeón XIV cierra su visita a Uruguay con una defensa de la familia y un llamado “a los que se han alejado” de la Iglesia
- Al JazeeraPope Leo XIV delivers homily to thousands in Uruguay
- ClarínLa visita del Papa a la Argentina: Gestos y estilo en más de un año de pontificado