IN PHOTOS | Peru unveils giant statue of Pope Leo ahead of his Latin America visit
Pope Leo XIV is returning home to the continent where he spent two decades as a missionary priest and learned to be a pastor, visiting Uruguay, Argentina and his second homeland of Peru. Here's a look at a tribute to the pontiff by a Peruvian sculptor.
Pope Leo has left Rome for his 12-day trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru
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Pope Leo XIV is returning home to the continent where he spent two decades as a missionary priest and learned to be a pastor, visiting Uruguay, Argentina and his second homeland of Peru.
The Nov. 6-17 trip marks the longest and farthest of his papacy and comes just three weeks after Leo underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung.
Here's a look at a statue by sculptor Rafael Gutierrez, who describes it as the largest one of the pontiff, being installed near Lima, Peru.
The 14-metre-high artwork is transported in two sections from the workshop where it was made to the installation site, overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Callao early Friday.
(Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images)
A worker secures the upper section of the sculpture during its installation in El Niño Park.
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