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Pope Leo XIV returns to Peru after Argentina visit
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lima, Peru, for a six-day final leg of his Latin American tour. He spent more than two decades there as a missionary and bishop. President Keiko Fujimori greeted him and large crowds welcomed him. In Argentina, more than three million people attended his final Mass in Luján.
Why it matters
The visit draws millions of Catholics in a region with a large share of the world's Catholics.
Background
Leo XIV is the first pope from the US, and held Peruvian citizenship after years of service there.
The story so far
- Pope Leo cleared for South America trip after surgery
- Pope Leo cleared for South America trip
- Pope Leo begins Latin America trip after lung surgery
- Pope Leo begins South America tour in Uruguay
- Pope Leo begins South America tour after cancer surgery
- Pope Leo urges Milei to safeguard democracy
- Pope Leo tells Milei the economy must serve people
- Pope Leo draws huge crowds in Argentina
- Pope Leo ends Argentina visit with huge Mass, arrives in Peru
- Pope Leo XIV returns to Peru after Argentina visit
Sources
- Euronews ↗Nov 12, 4:07 AM ET
- Al Jazeera ↗Nov 12, 2:37 AM ET
- CBS News ↗Nov 11, 10:36 PM ET
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