Over a million people have gathered for Mass with Pope Leo XIV on Friday. The event in northern Peru, where he served as bishop before becoming head of the Catholic Church, is the centerpiece of his South American tour.
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Pope Leo XIV returned Wednesday to the country where he spent two decades as a missionary and bishop, and he did not come with soft words. In three addresses delivered in a single morning — to Peru’s bishops, to priests and religious inside Lima’s cathedral, and then to some 40,000 faithful packed i…
Leo is scheduled to lead eight events during the visit to Chiclayo, which will last until Sunday. He will have a private dinner with the priests who once reported to him when he served as bishop.
Over a million people have gathered for Mass with Pope Leo XIV on Friday. The event in northern Peru, where he served as bishop before becoming head of the Catholic Church, is the centerpiece of his South American tour.
Pope Leo celebrates Mass in his former diocese of Chiclayo, Peru | Since Then
