The Bishop of Jujuy (Argentina), who met Pope Leo XIV and was in charge of bringing the formal invitation of the episcopate to “visit the land of his predecessor, Pope Francis,” anticipated that “it is very likely that (the Holy Father) includes us in his first trip.”
In a television interview, the Prelate said that “the Pope is happy to invite him. He keeps in mind that it is very likely that on his first trip he includes, along with Uruguay and Peru,” the portal collects We are Jujuy.
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Although the trip is still a rumor and there is no definite date, Mons. Fernández argued that this year, due to the agenda of the Jubileo de la Esperanza, it is unlikely that the Pope will make trips, so he considered “that in the spring next year it can be.”
The bishop told details of his exchange with the pontiff: “When I told him it was Jujuy, to the north, he told me: ‘Yes, I know.’
Despite his pontificate, the prelate observed that Leo XIV “is increasingly applauded, very knowledgeable about everything.”
“It always quotes Francisco, there is a continuity in some aspects, although he also contributes the same,” he said.
Who also visited Pope Leo XIV was the president of the nation, Javier Milei, In a private audience that took place on Saturday, June 7. Although there was no formal communication in this regard, the spokesman for the Government House, Manuel Adorni, said in his X account that Leo XIV confirmed to the president “that he will visit Argentina.”
The Archbishop of Montevideo and Primado del Uruguay, Cardinal Daniel Sturlawho in an interview granted to Radio Carve de Uruguay on May 21, and before the question about a possible visit of the Holy Father to his country, said that the probabilities are “very high”, because “he is very clear that Argentina and Uruguay were missing in Francisco’s agenda – not in Francisco’s desire – but in which he became realized.”
Julieta Villar
I am a journalist, a graduate in Communication from the National University of La Matanza in Argentina. I have work experience in non -governmental organizations. Since 2016 I dedicate myself to Catholic journalism, first in the Argentine Catholic Information Agency (AICA) and, since 2022, as a correspondent for ACI Press for Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Bolivia.