When Pope Leo XIV was elected to the papacy on May 8, 2025, few felt the change more personally than those who had known him before.
Diocese of Chiclayo Peru
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Roughly two months before celebrating a year on the throne of Peter, Pope Leo XIV became one of the most quoted global leaders on the planet.
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Pope Leo’s reunion with the Peruvian episcopate was an encounter with old friends and “very moving and beautiful,” Bishop Cadenas said.
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(OSV News) — A tourist itinerary connecting dozens of landmarks associated with Pope Leo XIV’s decades-long mission in Peru was launched in July by the South American country’s government, in a …
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20 days into new papacy, clues to Pope Leo XIV’s appointment style may lie in Chiclayo
by David Agrenby David Agren“(Pope Leo) told me: ‘Let’s work urgently on communion, church unity, but also on shared responsibility,'” said an official in the Chiclayo Diocese.
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Faithful of Peru diocese celebrate papal election of man they regard as one of their own
by David Agrenby David AgrenIn Chiclayo, Peru, where he was bishop 2015-2023, Pope Leo XIV is fondly remembered for prioritizing the poor, bringing the church closer to the people and embracing his adopted country.
