"The pope is Peruvian; God loves Peru," she said. Follow our live updates Pope Leo XIV marks new beginning for Catholic Church Continuity the key for Pope seen as unifier in the Church Who is the ...

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 missionary in the mostly impoverished north, spending many of ...

In Peru's capital, Lima ... one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. “He will be very sensitive to the social doctrine of the Church and will undoubtedly be attentive to the ...

They were church leaders elevated ... and diocesan bishop in Peru. Other papal possibilities included Cardinal Anders Arborelius, the leader of a tiny Catholic community in a largely Lutheran ...

a missionary who dedicated his career to ministry in Peru and led the Vatican's powerful bishops' office, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

But in Peru, he is known as the saintly missionary ... one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. On Thursday, Prevost ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first pontiff from ...

Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez of Chiclayo, Peru, had been planning a trip with ... as pope,” said the pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in the José Leonardo Ortíz district of Chiclayo.

In Peru, he served as a prior ... Despite being elevated to one of the most powerful offices within the Catholic Church, Leo insisted that his identity remained rooted in service.

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What would this mean for the divides within the American church ... friend, Peru is with you,” except it’s better when it rhymes.) These memories were my reaction as a Catholic, as a believer ...