The Peruvian Years that Shaped Pope Leo XIV
His ministry in Peru led him to champion the poor, climate action and accountability for abuses, according to people who knew him there.
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As a missionary, parish priest and later as bishop in northern Peru he ministered to the poor, denounced the excesses of power and lobbied for action on climate change. "I love Peru very much, the Peruvian people, that is part of who I am," the US-born pontiff told his biographer Elise Ann Allen last year. Prevost took Peruvian citizenship in 2015. As Pope Leo XIV, he returns to the country next week as part of a three-nation South American tour…
The Mexican journalist Valentina Alazraki highlighted the link Pope Leon XIV has with Peru, a country where he lived for more than 20 years. She also recalled how the expressions of affection of the faithful led John Paul II to break protocol during his first visit to Mexico and pointed out what factors could lead to similar situations during the Pope's next trip to Peru.
Living almost two decades in Peru marked the life of Robert Prevost before becoming Pope Leo XIV. There he accompanied the poor, raised his voice against the excesses of power and developed his environmental consciousness. “I love Peru, the Peruvian people a lot, so that is part of what I am«, [...] The entry Peru, the country that marked the path of the missionary pope Leo XIV was first published in Information Focus.
Robert Prevost spent almost 20 years in Peruvian territory, where he worked with vulnerable communities, faced periods of violence and undertook social and environmental commitments.
Among the many characters that Leon XIV cited during his visit to Spain, honoring the history of our nation, he draws attention to the times that he mentioned the great bishop of Lima, Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo. And when he received the Peruvian bishops in Rome, he told them that “they are the fruit of the evangelical seed that this saint bishop sowed in those lands.” The Pope is about to begin his journey to America, whose last stage will be P…
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