Robert Prevost, as bishop of Chiclayo, initiated a process with the Vatican for the recognition of a 17th-century Eucharistic ...

Peruvians are elated after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country was elected pope and hoped he will visit them soon in his new role.

The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he's Padre Prevost. Maybe when the shock wears off, they'll get ...

“I wanna wish you a merry Christmas!” In the lead-up to his papacy, Chiclayo, Peru’s fifth largest city, has played a central role in Leo XIV’s rise through the Catholic Church. Since 1985, Leo has ...

Pope Leo was born in the United States, but for his adopted nation of Peru, he is a “Chiclayano” – a son of the bustling northern Peruvian city where everyone seems to have a story about him.

Peru's president, Dina Boluarte, described Pope Leo as Peruvian "by choice and conviction". "The pope is Peruvian; God loves Peru," she said. Born in Chicago in 1955, he is the son of Louis Marius ...

Twenty days into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV’s appointment style remains largely unknown — but his years leading the Diocese of ...

After Pope Leo XIV’s election on May 8, a new survey shows the percentage of Catholics continues to decrease in Peru.

Pope Leo XIV was appointed Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, on Sept. 26, 2015. He officiated Mass and visited schools, universities, ...

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.

By Mitra TajJulie Turkewitz and Genevieve Glatsky Mitra Taj reported from Chiclayo, Peru, Julie Turkewitz from Lima, Peru, and Genevieve Glatsky from New York. They remembered him in rubber boots ...