US EditionBlessings but not tips from Pope Leo at Peru diner
- Pope Leo XIV, US-born and elected this week in Vatican City, dined as a bishop in Chiclayo, Peru between 2015 and 2023.
- After spending over two decades as a missionary in the Andean region where Chiclayo is situated, he obtained Peruvian citizenship in 2015.
- As bishop, he frequented restaurants like El Trebol and Las Americas, eating local dishes such as chicharron, stewed goat, and chicken broth.
- Waiter Carlos Lopez said Leo XIV was calm, humble, and joked often, visiting two or three times weekly and giving blessings instead of cash tips.
- This dining history shows his simple lifestyle and connection to the local community before his recent papal election.
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Leon XIV did not shake the pleasures of the table in Chiclayo, in northern Peru. But reluctant to leave a tip, he offered his blessing.
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Blessings but not tips from Pope Leo at Peru diner
When Pope Leo XIV dined out as a bishop in the Peruvian town of Chiclayo, his appetite was big and his tips came in the form of blessings rather than cash, staff recall.
Before being elected to lead the Catholic Church, Robert Prevost - the new Pope - spent several years as a missionary in Peru, where he won the love of the locals for his modesty, sense of humor, healthy appetite and the tips he used to leave for restaurant owners.
The new Pope Leo XIV apparently has humor. A waiter from his regular place in Peru reveals some peculiarities of the Holy Father.
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