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Pope Leo hold first mass in Uruguay, urges crowd to be ‘bridge builders’
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass in Uruguay on Saturday, urging a crowd at Paris London Park in Paysandu to be 'bridge builders' and share the joy of their faith. The Vatican said about 40,000 people attended, including many from neighbouring Argentina and Brazil, despite morning rain. The mass is part of the 71-year-old American pope's 12-day, three-nation Latin American tour, which had been in doubt after he underwent lung cancer surgery last month.