Pope Francisco: "I would like to come to Argentina"

Pope Francisco has expressed his desire to come to Argentina next year, at what would be his first visit to the country after baduming the leadership of the Catholic Church in March 2013.

"I would like to visit Argentina next year"badured the Sovereign Pontiff in an interview published in the newspaper La Nación. Depending on their environment, the trip would take place in the second half of 2020 and would also include a stopover in Uruguay.

If it materialized, Jorge Bergoglio would finally return to his native country, which was postponed for seven years because, according to him, he said: I did not want to interfere with local politics.

In addition, the visit of the pope would take place in the framework of the 500th anniversary of the first Catholic mbad celebrated on the Argentine territory (April 1, 1520).

The pope in Latin America, except in Argentina

After being elected supreme pontiff, Pope Francis was in Peru, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, Paraguay, Bolivia, Ecuador and Brazil. In the meantime, he arrived in Latin America for the last time last January, when he participated in the World Youth Days, which took place in Panama.