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With an ode to mate, pope urges faithful in Uruguay to build bridges of fraternity and faith

PAYSANDÚ, Uruguay (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged an estimated 40,000 people in Uruguay on Saturday to build bridges of fraternity and faith, as he used his first Mass in South America to deliver an ode to the region's beloved mate tea and raise the profile of the Catholic Church in its most secular country. The crowd erupted in the stadium chant of “Olé, olé, olé, olé, Pope, Pope!” when Leo's plane landed in Paysandú, in western Uruguay on the border with Argentina. They cheered again,...

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