"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 ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV has only been the head of the Catholic Church for two days, but the world is already wondering what the ...

In the mid-1990s, Father McGrath allegedly raped a student called Robert Krankvich, with the Church paying ... Cardinal of Chiclayo, Peru, according to the National Catholic Reporter.

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.

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.

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

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 ...

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.