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Pope Laments Violence Enveloping Peru as He Ministers in His Former Diocese
The pope cited rising crime and feminicides as Peru’s homicide rate nearly doubled and extortion reports jumped from 2,421 to 26,734, officials said.
- Pope Leo XIV prayed Saturday at his former cathedral in Chiclayo for an end to the violence ravaging Peru, referring to the "darkness" of rising crime that has battered Peruvians.
- Over the past five years, the homicide rate in Peru nearly doubled to 10.7 per 100,000 people, while reports of extortion surged from 2,421 in 2019 to 26,734 in 2025.
- Conservative Keiko Fujimori took office in July after promising to combat crime, declaring states of emergency and bringing Peru into the "Shield of the Americas" coalition targeting drug cartels.
- During his Lima visit, Leo denounced "machismo" in Peruvian culture, demanding protection for women as annual femicides rose by 44% since 2016 in Peru.
- Leo is expected to address social scourges when meeting Amazonian and Indigenous peoples on Sunday, then celebrate a final Mass in Lima on Monday before returning to the Vatican.
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Pope laments violence enveloping Peru as he ministers to far-flung former flock
·Washington, United States
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In this context, this Saturday the Pope began a Mass from the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Chiclayo, in front of the central square, thanking him for being in the city where he lived for eight years.
·Las Condes, Chile
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CHICLAYO, Peru (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Saturday for an end to the violence that is ravaging Peru as he addressed one of the most pressing issues in his adopted homeland from the seat of his
·Baltimore, United States
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The Holy Father performed special rites in the Cathedral of Chiclayo and entrusted his pontificate to the Virgin Mary, and then traveled to the most remote part of his former diocese - the lush green mountains of Santa Cruz de Cochabamba.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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