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

Peru's president, Dina Boluarte, described Pope Leo as Peruvian "by choice and conviction". "The pope is Peruvian; God loves ...

CHICLAYO, Peru — The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he is also Padre Prevost . Maybe when the shock ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Thursday by the conclave to serve as pope, becoming Pope Leo XIV at the age of 69. Prevost, a missionary who dedicated his career to ministry in Peru ...

Peruvians are elated after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country was elected ...

New pope's deliberate decision to identify with Peru in particular and the Global South generally is no accident ...

People celebrate at the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Chiclayo, Peru with a banner saying Pople ... and one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. He was also appointed president of ...

The small city of Chiclayo in northern Peru was bustling with excitement on Friday (May 9), with businesses and locals ...

Prevost would often say that he had "come from Chicago to Chiclayo – the only difference ... and in canon law in Rome, the Catholic Church sent him to Peru for the first time.

Thousands of people gather for Mass outside the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Chiclayo in Peru May 10, 2025 ... was fondly remembered by attendees for prioritizing the poor, bringing the church closer ...

I am a Peruvian who embraced America, and the pope is an American who embraced Peru.

CHICLAYO, Peru (Reuters) -The small city of Chiclayo ... The new head of the global Roman Catholic Church was born in Chicago, but spent decades in Peru. He first arrived in 1985 as a young ...