He Pope Francisco his tour still hasn’t been defined Latin America for this year, although according to the Archbishop of Montevideo, Daniel Sturla, The Supreme Pontiff stated: “If I go to the Argentina, I’m going to Uruguay”.
In that sense, the private audience that will be granted this Monday to the Argentine president may be key. Javier Milei, from which a specific date of the visit could emerge, which raises expectations in different sectors.
The cardinal Sturla took advantage of his stay in Rome, where he presided over a mass for the Uruguayan community in the Basilica of the Holy Apostles, site where the image of the patron saint of Uruguay, the Virgin of the Thirty-Three.
The prelate later confirmed through his X account (exTwitter) that he renewed the invitation to Francisco, who confirmed that, if he visits his homeland, he will also pass through Uruguayan lands.
When can Pope Francis arrive in Uruguay?
Although it was expected that the eventual visit of Pope Francisco to the region occurred between March and April, the date was moved to the second semester, probably after August, after it was decided that the canonization of Blessed María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, an Argentine nun known as Mama Antula, takes place this Sunday in Rome.
According to reports, the leader of the Holy See would travel in the second semester on a tour of Oceania, which would include Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, East Timor and would even add to Singapore either Solomon Islands.
If I continued the itinerary, I would then travel to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, thus making the first visit of a Pope to the country since May 1988, when he was John Paul II.
The meeting with Javier Milei can be decisive
In this context, the president Milei will be greeted this Sunday with Francisco during the canonization of Mama Antula, while on Monday the private hearing will be held, the first between the two.
There, the Pope could give the Argentine president a clue about the steps to follow for 2024. Milei, with whom he had clashed during the presidential campaign, was enthusiastic about “a very fruitful dialogue, just like when we spoke on the phone,” making it clear that the differences were in the past.
Source: Ambito
