US EditionPeru celebrates the election of the new Pope: “In the country he takes it as his own”
- Peru celebrates the election of the new Pope, whom Dr. Lucho Espejo personally knew years ago before his elevation in 2025.
- Espejo reflects on the Pope’s background and ministry, noting his experience in different worlds might unify the church globally.
- Espejo, a Medical Director working with Friends of Chimbote, recalled meeting Bishop Prevost in Peru and appreciated the Pope’s interest in their work.
- Espejo described speaking with the Pope for about 10 minutes and feeling honored and shocked by the public’s reaction to their connection.
- The election highlights a sense of pride and unity in Peru, suggesting the Pope’s leadership may strengthen the church’s global mission.
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Election of the new Pope: hope for human rights and their roots in Peru
During his performance—and nationalization—in Peru, then-Bishop Robert Francis Prevost demonstrated a firm commitment to the defense of human rights, justice and human dignity in the face of the violations committed during the Fujimori decade (1990–2000).It is therefore not surprising that the election of the new Pope has aroused deep enthusiasm throughout the world.
“When he named Chiclayo he almost grabbed something”: pride and excitement in the city that knows the new pope best
CHICLAYO. – It was not many years that Robert Prevost, a new Pope Leo XIV, lived in Chiclayo, but he was marked by fire. He arrived in this city in northern Peru with 58 years and a long pastoral and academic career behind, which included missions in other cities and towns of Peru, postgraduate studies in Rome and various ecclesial functions in his native Chicago.
Fargo Doctor Recalls Meeting The Newly Elected Pope Ten Years Prior To His Election
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “So they asked me, you know, if I knew him, and I said not really. Until I saw the picture of me shaking his hand,” said Dr. Lucho Espejo. Dr. Lucho Espejo, a Medical Director and Family Physician at the Family HealthCare Clinic in Fargo, has been working with the Fargo-based organization “Friends of Chimbote” to help families and people living in Peru. And ten years ago, Espejo had met the then Bishop Prevost at a gathering…
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lacronicabadajoz.comLive Reactions and last hour after the election of the new Pope
The Catholic Church has a new pope. Robert Prevost, from now on Leo XIV, is the first pontiff to be united. In his presentation speech from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, he asked the thousands of faithful gathered in Bernini Square to "build bridges of peace" with the aim also of seeking justice and invited them to do so without fear. In fact, his first words were the same ones that Jesus dedicated to his apostles: "Peace be with you." Be…
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