Pope Leo XIV travels to the western Uruguayan city of Paysandú on Saturday, November 7, to celebrate an open-air Mass during his three-country tour of Latin America.

The pontiff arrived in Montevideo on Friday, where he met President Yamandú Orsi, addressed government officials, civil society representatives and diplomats, and celebrated Vespers with Catholic clergy at the Metropolitan Cathedral.

Pope Leo is scheduled to celebrate Mass at Parque París Londres in Paysandú, a major commercial and cultural centre near Uruguay's border with Argentina. The visit takes the Pope beyond the capital, giving Catholics in western Uruguay an opportunity to attend a papal Mass closer to home.

The trip marks the first papal visit to Uruguay since Pope John Paul II travelled to the country in 1988.

Following the Mass, Pope Leo is scheduled to return to Montevideo for meetings with local communities and a prayer vigil at the Centenary Stadium, before continuing his tour to Argentina and Peru.