Peru, Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo XIV, or Papa León 14, has been selected to lead the Catholic Church and its 1.4 billion congregation worldwide.
The small city of Chiclayo in northern Peru was bustling with excitement on Friday, with businesses and locals sharing photos, memories and stories about its most famous former resident: Pope Leo XIV.
New pope's deliberate decision to identify with Peru in particular and the Global South generally is no accident
The selection of a U.S.-born pope could have profound impact on the future of the U.S. Catholic Church ... to visit us here in Peru.” The Rev. Fidel Purisaca Vigil, the communications director for Prevost’s old diocese in Chiclayo, remembers the ...