From the very first moments of his papacy, when he addressed the crowd from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, it was clear that Pope Leo XIV would continue the path of openness set by his ...

Father Robert Prevost’s early years in Peru shaped his ministry and vision for the church—but few know the brutal reality he ...

He said that when Francis travelled to Peru in 2018, Pope Leo XIV camped out with his flock on the ground during the vigil before Francis' Mass. "Roberto has that style, that closeness.

And that he is from both places makes me double proud,” Fernandez, 74, a retired doctor from northern Peru, said. Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has a patchwork background that speaks to the melting ...

Pope Leo, Peru and me . May 12, 2025 at 4:15 pm . By . Carlos Lozada. ... The selection Thursday of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, arrived, as my mother put it to me, as a gift from God.

In Peru, Pope Leo XIV is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, bringing help to needy people, and as the bishop who spearheaded the life ...