And in Peru, public opinion suffered in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal that emerged in 2015. Still, in Chiclayo, there is optimism that Leo XIV’s leadership can reinvigorate the Catholic ...

Leo’s Route” seeks to show the world 39 places related to Pope Leo XIV’s life in the country of Peru, where he was a bishop ...

CHICLAYO, Peru — The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he is also Padre Prevost. Maybe when the shock wears off, they will get used to his new title, Pope Leo XIV.

This aerial view shows the cathedral of Chiclayo in northern Peru on May 8, 2025. US-born pontiff Robert Francis Prevost, elected Pope on May 8, became a Peruvian national in 2015 and devoted more ...

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This aerial view shows the cathedral of Chiclayo in northern Peru on May 8, 2025. US-born pontiff Robert Francis Prevost, elected Pope on May 8, became a Peruvian national in 2015 and devoted more ...

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.

Faithful hold a photo of Bishop Robert Prevost, who was elected Pope Leo XIV, in front of the Cathedral of Chiclayo, Peru, Tuesday, May 8, 2025, where he served as bishop for several years ...

Father Robert Prevost first arrived in Peru in 1985 during a time of crisis, the aftermath of devastating El Niño rains that had left thousands of people homeless.

Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez of Chiclayo, Peru, had been planning a trip with his mother for months to visit various Marian shrines in Europe, such as Fátima, Medjugorje, and Lourdes, with of ...

Chiclayo, with more than 800,000 people, plays a vital role as the main commercial hub of Peru’s northern Pacific coast, with highways linking it to the Andes mountains and Amazon region.

Residents in Chiclayo, Peru, hold up the picture of Pope Leo XIV during a mass in his honour on May 10 [Guadalupe Pardo/AP Photo] A hometown hero Leo XIV set the tone for his papacy early on.