Pope Leo returns to what is expected to be a national party in his second homeland of Peru
Leo will celebrate Mass with local faithful and honor Indigenous communities as Peru marks the emotional end of his three-country South America tour.
- On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Peru for a multi-city tour, marking a homecoming for the first Peruvian pope and dual citizen of the United States and Peru visiting Lima, Cusco, and Chiclayo.
- Cardinal Robert Prevost served as Bishop of Chiclayo, where his social work shaped his ministry; he led campaigns raising more than US$380,000 for two oxygen plants during the pandemic.
- Rising violent crime and income inequality plague Peru; with 25.7% of the population living in monetary poverty, the nation faces persistent instability as El Niño threatens intense rainfall through March 2027.
- Huge crowds are expected to welcome the pontiff despite Catholic identification declining to around 67% from previous levels; analysts suggest the visit provides unity in a nation weary of political corruption.
- Leo will travel to Pucallpa in the Amazon to honor Indigenous peoples and celebrate Mass; he will also meet local groups in Cusco, the former capital of the Inca empire.
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Pope Leo returns to what is expected to be a national party in his second homeland of Peru
Pope Leo XIV is headed to his second homeland. He's returning to the place that he credits with having taught him how to be a pastor and where a nationwide party awaits to welcome their beloved “Padre Robert” home.
Pope returns to Peru, where church faces challenges
LIMA, Peru — Strobe lights scanned a crowd of outstretched arms as a rock band took the stage, smoke billowing out and applause echoing through the coliseum. The pastor bounced out to the beat of a drum roll, a microphone curved around his face.
Peruvian homecoming: Pope Leo returns to the country that shaped his path to the papacy
Riding on horseback to visit the most isolated Andean areas of his community, distributing food amid the Covid-19 pandemic, or wearing rubber boots in the water and mud of floods: this is how many Peruvians remember the man who is now Pope Leo XIV.
"Return home", thus describes France 24 Father Jasson, who was secretary of the now Pope Leo XIV in Chiclayo, the sentiment for the return to Peru of Robert Francis Prevost. The visit of the pontiff to this Andean nation takes place from 11 to 16 November. The pope, who spent more than twenty years of his life in Peru, as a missionary until serving as bishop, will visit Lima, Chiclayo, his former diocese where he was bishop eight years, Cusco an…
Home Trome Wednesday November 11, 2026 Pope Leo XIV in the heart of Peru
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