Pope Leo blesses newborn before Mass in Uruguay

A brief encounter beside the popemobile takes place as the pontiff arrives in Florida, north of Montevideo.

Channel: RaiNews · ItalyStory of November 11, 2026Trari Newsroom

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Papa Leone benedice un neonato

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Pope Leo XIV paused to bless a newborn from his popemobile while greeting crowds before Mass in Florida, Uruguay, on November 8.

The footage, published by Italy's public broadcaster Rai's news service, RaiNews, shows a man at the roadside lifting the infant toward a security officer. The officer carries the baby to the passing vehicle and holds the child up to the pope.

Leo takes the newborn into his arms, kisses and blesses the child, then hands the baby back. He waves toward the crowd as the officer returns to the roadside, where the waiting man embraces the infant amid cheers.

According to the report's description, the encounter happened on arrival at Plaza Asamblea, opposite the Cathedral Basilica and National Shrine of the Virgin of the Thirty-Three. The clip, titled "Papa Leone benedice un neonato" ("Pope Leo blesses a newborn"), captures the short exchange without any clearly intelligible spoken remarks.

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The clip drew about 63,000 views since yesterday, placing it among Italy's most-watched news Shorts.

subscribers

166,000

▲ 2,000 in the last 7 days

total views

204,729,116

views per day

1,137,031

typical day: 671,296

the video

views

130,584

likes

1,963

comments

103

days online

2

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