Pope Leo is enjoying every moment; he appears energized by the crowds. In every speech, he says how happy he is to be back home.
Pope Leo XIV
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Peru’s Cardinal Barreto: Pope Francis was a bulldozer. Now Leo paves that road for all believers.
“[Pope Leo] does not abandon the principles of the church’s renewal. On the contrary, he reaffirms the synodal spirituality of communion, participation and mission.”
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Pope Leo’s Peruvian goddaughter, named for his late mother, joins crowds for homecoming as volunteer
Though she bears the name of Pope Leo XIV’s late mother, Mildred Camacho says she prefers to be among the crowds rather than in the front row to welcome her godfather back to Peru.
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‘I am returning to my homeland’: Pope Leo’s emotional Peruvian homecoming begins
“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Pope Leo: ‘Do not give in to those who dismiss the Christian family as outdated.’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.”