Over two million at the Pope’s Mass

 

 

TT-AP

 

Published 19.09

 

Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Mass in Buenos Aires. Photo: Andrew Medichini/AP/TT

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

The Pope arrived in Argentina on Sunday, following a visit of several days to Uruguay. By Monday morning, he had already celebrated the first Mass in the country led by a reigning Pope since Pope John Paul II’s visit in 1987.

This Mass was held at the same location—the Monumento a los Españoles in the capital, Buenos Aires—as Monday’s major event.

According to the authorities, 2.5 million people gathered; the Vatican states that this is the largest crowd for which Leo XIV has celebrated Mass to date.