About 2.5 Million Attend Pope Leo XIV’s First Mass in Argentina
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About 2.5 Million Attend Pope Leo XIV’s First Mass in Argentina

About 2.5 million people gathered in Buenos Aires for Pope Leo XIV's first Mass in Argentina.

The Pope arrived in Argentina on Sunday, after a few days in Uruguay, and on Monday morning celebrated the first Mass in the country led by a sitting pope since Pope John Paul II in 1987.

That Mass was held at the same location as Monday’s main event: the Monumento a los Españoles in the capital, Buenos Aires.

The 2.5 million people who gathered, according to authorities, made this the largest crowd Leo XIV has ever celebrated Mass for, according to the Vatican.

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