Overview
- Speaking informally to reporters as he left Castel Gandolfo, León XIV said he wants to visit Peru, Mexico’s Basilica of Guadalupe, Argentina and Uruguay, and to pilgrimage to Fátima.
- The Pope described planning as moving “poco a poco” beginning next year, citing his current Jubilee commitments as the reason for the delay.
- The Vatican’s only confirmed international itinerary remains his Nov. 27–Dec. 2 visit to Turkey and Lebanon.
- León XIV emphasized Peru as a priority, reflecting decades spent there as a missionary and bishop in Chiclayo and his Peruvian nationality.
- He also noted that the abuse probe involving the bishop of Cádiz is proceeding under established protocols and urged humane treatment of migrants, echoing U.S. bishops’ concerns over mass expulsions.