Pope Leo's Argentina debut revives memories of Francis

Pope Leo celebrates Mass at the Monumento de los Espanoles during his 12-day trip to South America, on the first papal visit to Argentina since 1987, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 9, 2026. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

BUENOS AIRES, Nov ⁠9 (Reuters) - As she listened to Pope Leo address millions in Buenos Aires during thesecond leg of his ⁠South America papal tour, Eugenia Delcurto found herself thinking ofhis predecessor, the late Pope Francis.

Francis, who ‌died in April 2025 at the age of 88, never made it back to his home country as pontiff, lamented Delcurto, 49.