Pope Leo XIV arrived at Montevideo City Hall on Friday (November 6), where he was welcomed by the city's intendant, Mario Bergara.

Bergara presented the pontiff with the keys to the city and a commemorative medal before Pope Leo signed the official guest book.

The pope then departed in an open vehicle for the Metropolitan Cathedral, greeting crowds and delivering blessings to children along the route.

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MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY (NOVEMBER 6, 2026) (HOST BROADCASTER - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. VARIOUS OF POPE LEO XIV ARRIVING TO MONTEVIDEO CITY HALL

2. MARIO BERGARA, INTENDANT OF MONTEVIDEO, WELCOMING POPE LEO

3. BERGARA AND POPE LEO ON STAGE

4. VARIOUS OF BERGARA GIVING THE KEYS TO THE CITY AND MEDAL TO POPE LEO

5. POPE LEO WALKING TOWARDS DESK ON STAGE

6. VARIOUS OF POPE LEO WRITING ON BOOK

7. POPE LEO STANDING, SHAKING HANDS WITH BERGARA

8. POPE LEO AND BERGARA LEAVING

9. POPE LEO STANDING IN AN OPEN VEHICLE AS HE IS DRIVEN TO THE METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL

10. VARIOUS OF POPE LEO BLESSING CHILDREN FROM THE CROWD

11. POPE BEING DRIVEN TO METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL

MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY

1. VARIOUS OF POPE LEO XIV ARRIVING AT METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL AND WALKING DOWN THE AISLE

2. POPE STANDING WHILE MITRE IS REMOVED / POPE KISSING ALTAR AHEAD OF LITURGY

3. POPE WALKING BACK TO SEAT

4. POPE SPEAKING DURING LITURGY

5. NUNS AND FAITHFUL SITTING IN AUDIENCE

6. POPE SPEAKING DURING LITURGY

7. NUNS AND FAITHFUL SINGING

8. POPE SITTING

9. VARIOUS OF INSIDE OF CATHEDRAL DURING LITURGY, POPE AND FAITHFUL SINGING

10. POPE HOLDING PAPAL FERULA (STAFF) AND SINGING

11. VIRGIN MARY STATUE IN CATHEDRAL

12. VARIOUS OF POPE LEAVING AND WALKING DOWN CATHEDRAL AISLE

13. AERIAL VIEW OF INSIDE OF CATHEDRAL

14. NUNS TALKING

15. CROWD OF FAITHFUL OUTSIDE WAITING

16. POPE WAVING TO CROWD

17. POPE GETTING INTO CAR

18. POPE'S CAR DRIVING AWAY, POPE WAVING OUT OF CAR

MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY (NOVEMBER 6, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF POPE LEO XIV ARRIVING AT INDEPENDENCE SQUARE IN THE POPEMOBILE

2. CROWD CHEERING

3. STAGE WITH URUGUAYAN AND VATICAN FLAGS

4. VARIOUS OF POPE LEO AND URUGUAYAN PRESIDENT, YAMANDU ORSI, TAKING THE STAGE

5. VARIOUS OF CROWD CHEERING

6. PEOPLE ON BALCONIES LOOKING ON

7. BANNER ON BALCONY READING (Spanish): “Leo, your visit is a caress from heaven”

8. (NIGHT SHOT) VARIOUS OF POPE LEO TAKING STAGE AFTER MEETING WITH ORSI

9. (NIGHT SHOT) PLAZA INDEPENDENCIA WITH PEOPLE

10. (NIGHT SHOT) FAITHFUL CHEERING

11. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) LOCAL FAITHFUL, CAROL (LAST NAME NOT GIVEN), SAYING:

“I came to see the Pope because I think Uruguay right now needs peace, calm and family unity above all else. Beyond the message he gave, it satisfied me and left me at ease. But I think that is what Uruguay needs right now—family unity.”

12. (NIGHT SHOTS) VARIOUS OF FAITHFUL DURING CEREMONY AT PLAZA

13. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) LOCAL FAITHFUL, MARIANA CANAVERIS ROSSI, SAYING:

“I came, and I felt very moved. It had been a long time since I’d seen a Pope here. When I was little I saw John Paul II, and later I had the chance to be at the Vatican with Francis. But this was very moving. The visit was needed to deliver a message of unity. We live in a society that is violent in every area: at work, in education, on the street, in everything. A message of peace and unity.”

14. (NIGHT SHOTS) VARIOUS OF FAITHFUL LEAVING