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Pope Leo returns to beloved former home of Chiclayo, the Peruvian city that claims him as its own

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CHICLAYO, Peru (AP) — Pope Leo XIV seems omnipresent in Chiclayo. His image is painted in colorful murals, emblazoned on baseball hats and bobbleheads, and celebrated with signs across this city in northern Peru that read: “Welcome home.” Lima is the culinary epicenter of South America.

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    CHICLAYO, Peru (AP) — Pope Leo XIV seems omnipresent in Chiclayo. His image is painted in colorful murals, emblazoned on baseball hats and bobbleheads, and celebrated with signs across this city in northern Peru that read: “Welcome home.” Lima is the culinary epicenter of South America.

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