Before he was Pope Leo XIV, then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, created a commission to help women escape forced prostitution, said a trafficking survivor who worked with him.
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Peruvian Catholics in different U.S. cities shared what it meant to them seeing Pope Leo XIV, “Papa León,” step out on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Peru’s Augustinian friars remember ‘Monsignor Roberto’ as defender of ‘those who have nothing’
by David Agrenby David Agren“Right from the start,” then-Father Prevost was “a simple man,” said Father Jorge Majail. “As we say in Peru, ‘He doesn’t complicate life,'” or doesn’t sweat the small stuff.
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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.
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As a missionary priest in Peru, and later bishop, the future Pope Leo XIV’s enthusiasm “impressed me,” said Augustinian Sister Carmen Toledano. “He had that desire of being close to …
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Between 2015 and 2023, then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost shepherded the Diocese of Chiclayo through some of its most difficult times.
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Looking at the challenges that the church in the United States is facing, “I hope to be able to respond to them with healthy dialogue,” said Pope Leo XIV.
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has ordered the suppression of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a Peru-based lay movement active across Latin America and the United States, and three related …
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ROME (OSV News) — Peruvian Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, the first cardinal of Opus Dei, said Jan. 25 that abuse accusations made against him in a Spanish daily El País …
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(OSV News) — The controversial lay movement Sodalitium Christianae Vitae was forced to confirm news that it was suppressed by Pope Francis after two of its members leaked the news …
