Pope Leo returns to what is expected to be a national party in his second homeland of Peru
He will meet bishops and address political leaders as Peruvians await a message on insecurity, poverty and political instability.
- 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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"It is a cause for deep joy for me to return to Peru. This return has a very special meaning for me. I return to my homeland." Leo XIV said in his first speech in Lima, at the Teatro Nacional, recalling the decades he lived in Peru. (ANSA)
Pope Leo returns to national celebration in his second homeland of Peru
Pope Leo XIV arrived in his second homeland of Peru on Wednesday, returning to the place that he credits with teaching him how to be a pastor and where a nationwide party erupted to welcome the beloved "Padre Robert" home.
Pope Leo returns to national party in his second homeland of Peru
LIMA, Peru — Pope Leo XIV arrived in his second homeland of Peru on Wednesday, returning to the place that he credits with teaching him how to be a pastor and where a nationwide party awaits to welcome their beloved “Padre Robert” home. The visit to Peru marks the final leg of Leo’s three-nation South America tour and its emotional highlight, given the more than two decades that the former Robert Prevost spent in Peru as a missionary priest and …
Born in Chicago, Augustinian, missionary and then bishop of Chiclayo, Prevost has gained a decisive part of his vision of the Church and the world among the Peruvian communities.
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