“I am very pleased to be back in Peru,” Pope Leo told an audience composed of Peru’s civil and religious authorities upon his arrival in Lima.
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In Chiclayo, dueling restaurants claim to be Pope Leo’s favorite
Neighboring eateries claim to be “the pope’s restaurant” ahead of Leo’s visit to Chiclayo, where he served as bishop for eight years.
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‘He is so excited’: What to expect from Pope Leo’s Peruvian homecoming
Pope Leo has dreamed of making this visit since his election on May 8, 2025.
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Pope Leo celebrates Mass for more than two million at Argentine shrine of Our Lady of Luján
“Argentina, rise up and walk!” Pope Leo XIV spoke these words as he concluded his visit to Argentina with a Mass for two million people at the famous national shrine of Our Lady of Luján.
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Pope Leo tells Argentine youth: Stand firm, become saints, ‘go and proclaim’
Over 1 million young people gathered in Buenos Aires on Nov. 10 for an outdoor prayer vigil with the pope.
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Pope Leo lifts up Argentina’s many saints at Mass in Córdoba
Pope Leo told the 650,000 people at the Mass he concelebrated that “we are called to holiness” and that “this calling is always missionary.”
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Pope Leo: ‘Do not give in to those who dismiss the Christian family as outdated.’
At a Mass for more than 2.5 million people, the pope stated that “today more than ever, the family remains a pillar amid the many insecurities of our time.”
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Pope Leo meets privately with five Argentine abuse survivors
Pope Leo XIV met privately Nov. 9 with five people abused by clergy or Church institutions in Argentina, listening individually to their experiences during an encounter that lasted more than an hour.
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Cardinal Rossi hopes Pope Leo will bring light to a ‘dimming’ faith in Argentina
“I believe his visit will surely brush the ash off a certain weariness, a certain slackness in faith,” Cardinal Rossi said in an interview with America.
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Pope Leo hears testimonies of people with disabilities at care home in Buenos Aires
In his speech at “Little Cottolengo,” Pope Leo said, “A nation’s progress is also measured by how it welcomes all people with disabilities and particular needs.”