What does the Pope's visit to Argentina mean for Canary Islands travellers?
Canary Islands travellers can carry on as normal: the sources name no rule, price or deadline that affects the islands. They say nothing about flights, ferries or hotels here either.
The Pope's trip takes him to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, with no stop in Spain. Argentina does get three public holidays, set out in a decree in the official gazette.
Anyone heading to Buenos Aires, Córdoba or Luján on those days should check appointments and bookings first. The sources carry no traffic advice from the authorities.
When does the Pope land and who greets him?
Leo XIV is due to land at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery at 16:30 on Sunday 8 November, according to Agustín Caulo, secretary for religious affairs. The flight comes from Montevideo, and Milei is due to greet him at the foot of the aircraft steps.
No report from after the landing turned up in our research. So the place and exact time of the greeting are not confirmed.
The Holy See publishes the programme. It opens with a planned tribute at the San Martín monument at 17:00, followed at 17:20 by a reception at the Casa Rosada (the government palace) with a meeting with Milei.
At 18:30 he meets authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps at the Palacio Libertad. He spends the night at the Nunciatura Apostólica in the Recoleta district.
Why is the visit seen as historic?
Argentina has not seen a Pope for 39 years: John Paul II last came in 1987. Francisco, himself Argentine, never returned to his homeland as Pope.
According to the Vatican, this is Leo XIV's first Latin America trip as Pope, running from 6 to 17 November. A Pope was last a guest in Uruguay in 1988.
In August, Milei called the visit historic for all Argentines. He and Leo XIV had already met privately in June 2025, when Milei was in Italy.
What is the programme in Argentina until 11 November?
The Pope's Monday 9 November starts early, at 09:15, with a visit to the Pequeño Cottolengo Don Orione in Claypole. A Mass follows at 11:30 at the Monumento a los Españoles.
At 16:10 he meets labour representatives at the UCA university. At 17:30 he meets religious groups at the Palacio San Martín, and Vespers in the Catedral Metropolitana begin at 18:45.
Tuesday 10 November brings a Mass at 10:00 at the Escuela de Aviación Militar in Córdoba. He meets clergy in the cathedral there at 15:15, and a youth vigil follows in Buenos Aires at 20:15.
On Wednesday 11 November he visits a federal prison at 08:00, then celebrates Mass in the Luján basilica at 10:00. Local authorities expect 1.5 million people there, a figure that could not be independently checked.
Which holidays and traffic rules apply?
Argentina gets three holidays for the visit: Monday 9 November nationwide, Tuesday 10 November in the city of Buenos Aires and Córdoba province, and Wednesday 11 November in Buenos Aires province. Anyone travelling in those regions should check their dates.
Decree DNU 1103/2026 of 28 September, in the Boletín Oficial (Argentina's official gazette), sets them and declares the visit a matter of national interest. It cites security, movements and traffic as reasons.
The decree also creates a temporary special office under the cabinet chief to coordinate the national authorities. The government is still weighing whether parts of the visit will be shown on national television.
Nothing is known yet about the cost of the visit or about access rules for the public Masses. The sources carry no traffic advice from the authorities either.
What links the visit to the Canary Islands?
Leo XIV visited Gran Canaria and Tenerife on 11 and 12 June 2026, the last stage of his Spanish trip. He toured the port in Arguineguín and, at 09:30 on 12 June, the Las Raíces reception centre in La Laguna.
At 12:15 he celebrated Mass on the seafront promenade in Santa Cruz, with three cayucos (refugee boats) beside the altar. Reports put attendance anywhere from more than 35,000 to about 40,000.
Migration was the central theme, and he called for integration with rights and duties. According to reports, he said there: “There can be no indifference.”
Peru comes next: his departure from Ezeiza for Lima is set for 14:00 on Wednesday 11 November. Lima, Chiclayo, Cusco and Pucallpa are named in Peru, and Leo XIV was bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023.