Pope Leo to end Argentina tour celebrating Mass with millions, ahead of Peru homecoming

LUJAN, Argentina: Pope Leo is wrapping up his visit to Argentina on Wednesday with a final event expected to draw millions, before continuing on his 12-day South America tour with a visit to Peru in an emotional homecoming for the first Peruvian citizen to lead the Catholic Church. Leo, on a three-nation tour through November 17, will celebrate an outdoor Mass at the shrine of Our Lady of Lujan, Argentina’s most important Catholic devotional site, where throngs of pilgrims have been gathering for days to see him. Crowds were stretching for miles outside the shrine, about an hour west of Buenos Aires, waiting for Leo’s arrival.