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Pope says it's a 'joy' to be home as Peru's Chiclayo welcomes back its former shepherd
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Pope Leo XIV has returned to his former diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, marking an emotional homecoming. He says it is a “joy” to be home. His visit highlights his deep connection with the local community and the social justice mark…
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Pope Leo XIV has returned to Peru, where decades as a missionary and bishop—including eight years leading the church in Chiclayo—left a lasting impression. Peruvians recall his hands-on support during the pandemic and floods as he visits cities across the country on a multi-day tour.
By Claudia Rebaza, CNN Chiclayo, Peru (CNN) — Riding on horseback to visit the most isolated Andean areas of his community, distributing food amid the Covid-19 pandemic, or wearing rubber boots in the water and mud of floods: this is how many Peruvians remember the man who is now Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo will conclude his three-day visit to Argentina on Wednesday with an outdoor mass expected to draw millions, before traveling to his hometown of Peru. The pontiff plans to give a speech to Peruvian president Keiko Fujimori, whose election earlier this year was marred by fraud accusations an…
Pope Leo will wrap up his visit to Argentina on Wednesday during his 12-day South America tour, with a final event expected to draw millions, before traveling to Peru in an emotional homecoming for the first Peruvian citizen to lead the Catholic Church.
He was born in Chicago. But when Pope Leo XIV touches down Wednesday in Peru on the final leg of a South American tour, the cleric previously known as Robert Francis Prevost will be coming home.
Pope Leo XIV has arrived in his second homeland. He's returning to the place that he credits with having taught 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.
Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Peru, his second homeland, for the first time since his election in the highlight of his South American trip. Leo’s charter plane touched down at a Lima-area air base, where he was being welcomed by President Keiko Fujimori.
Pope Leo XIV is headed to his second homeland. He's returning to the place that he credits with having taught 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.
Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV spent two decades ministering in Peru, where citizens are welcoming him with a 45-foot statue, murals and T-shirts bearing his likeness.
Pope Leo XIV's November 11–16 visit to Peru is expected to attract millions of people and generate between S/700 million and S/1.2 billion in economic activity.
Pope Leo XIV returned to Peru on Wednesday, the country he considers his second home, where he spent more than two decades as a missionary priest and bishop. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Peru, where he served for decades as a priest and bishop, beginning an emotionally significant visit to cities linked to his ministry.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Peru on Wednesday for the final leg of his South American tour, returning to the country where he spent more than two decades as a missionary and bishop. Thousands gathered to welcome him home as “Padre Robert”, with many hoping his visit will bring attention to poverty, crim…
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 XIV arrived in his "beloved" Peru on Wednesday, a nostalgic return to the nation where he spent two decades as a missionary before being tapped to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.
Pope Leo declared Peru his "homeland" as he arrived in Lima at the start of his historic visit, returning to the place that taught him how to be a pastor.
An estimated 3 million people greeted Pope Leo XIV in Lima as the Peruvian-citizen pontiff began a six-day homecoming visit to the country where he spent two decades as a missionary and bishop.
Pope Leo XIV receives an extraordinary welcome in Peru, the country where he served for nearly two decades as a missionary and bishop. During his historic homecoming, the Holy Father delivers a powerful message about peace, forgiveness, reconciliation, and Christian unity.
“Today I understand how much of this land remains with me and how much of my own story also belongs to you,” said Leo XIV when he met with the country’s leaders at the Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima on November 11, 2026.
