Named for Pope Leo's Late Mother, Peruvian Goddaughter Joins Crowds for Homecoming as Volunteer - The Leaven Catholic Newspaper
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30 years ago, young priest Robert Prevost Martínez agreed to be the godfather of a girl's baptism in Chulucanas, in the Piura region
30 years ago, Robert Prevost, then a young priest, accepted the request of his friend Héctor Camacho, Mildred's father.
Pope Leo XIV has a Piuran goddaughter who hopes to embrace him again during his apostolic visit to Peru. This is Mildred Camacho Dios, who met Robert Prevost when he was carrying out his missionary work in Chulucanas. From a distance, he has followed with emotion the path of his godfather, celebrating his appointment as a cardinal in September 2023 and his subsequent election as the supreme pontiff, on May 8, 2025.
Named for Pope Leo's late mother, Peruvian goddaughter joins crowds for homecoming as volunteer - The Leaven Catholic Newspaper
Though she bears the name of Pope Leo XIV's late mother, Mildred Camacho says she prefers to be among the crowds rather than in the front row to welcome her godfather back to Peru.
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