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As a young priest in Peru, Pope Leo XIV survived a bomb threat and charmed locals
Hector Camacho remembers Robert Prevost, set to be formally inaugurated as Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, as a young jeans-wearing missionary from Chicago with broken Spanish, landing in Peru at a time when the country was being torn apart by internal conflict.

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A missionary pope: What Pope Leo XIV’s years in Peru tell us about how he’ll lead the church
Rejoicing Peruvians see Pope Leo XIV as one of their own after his many years in Peru
The Pope’s Florida Brother, a MAGA Disciple, Plans to ‘Tone It Down’
Nearly a week after the Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the world is still adjusting to the fact that he has an American family that does typically American things.

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How Pope Leo XIV might respond to Trump policies, according to experts
Pope Leo XIV talked about returning lapsed Catholics to the fold. Data suggests where he might look.
Pope Leo XIV's brother describes ‘life-altering event' impacting family
“This is as life-altering event, for everybody not just for the Catholic Church,” he said.

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Longtime friends of 'Father Bob' — now Pope Leo — snap the ultimate selfie in Rome
‘The pope is Peruvian!’ How 2 decades in South America shaped the vision of Pope Leo XIV
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Leo worked tirelessly during Peru cyclone says old diocese
Pope Leo XIV's old diocese at Chiclayo in Peru on Thursday recalled how the then Cardinal Robert Prevost had worked tirelessly when the area was hit by a cyclone in 2023. Solidarity with the poor, attention to listening,
Philadelphia woman who was confirmed by Pope Leo in Peru reflects on spiritual connection with new pontiff
Philadelphia woman confirmed by Pope Leo XIV in Peru says she prays for pontiff daily 02:01. As the world looks to the future under newly elected Pope Leo XIV, one woman in Philad
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Pope! Amigo! Peruvians remember the young American priest who became pope
Chiclayo’s main plaza was raucous with the sounds of hammering and music, people milling in anticipation as the scaffolding went up for vast digital screens in front of the city cathedral.
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Pope Leo, Peru and me
now Pope Leo XIV, arrived, as my mother put it to me, as a gift from God. Though American-born, the new pope spent years working in my native Peru and even obtained Peruvian citizenship.
Those who've worked with Pope Leo XIV are optimistic he'll elevate women's roles — with limits
Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis’ pontificate by having women serve on the Vatican board that vets nominations
Xavier student received blessing from Robert Prevost before he became pope
Xavier Junior Faviana Azalde Castro was confirmed by Pope Leo XIV when he was the arch bishop of Chicaylo, Peru.
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Pope Leo XIV draws praise on handling sexual abuse—and some complicated allegations
Amid the mostly joyous reception for Robert Prevost, who stunned the world when he emerged from the loggia of St. Peter’s as Pope Leo XIV, one cloud on his reputation came from groups alleging that he had mishandled sexual abuse cases.
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With jobs disappearing, cardinal says he 'rejoiced' at pope's name choice
"The issue of work is of vital importance to the vast majority of people on the planet" and Pope Leo has made it clear that it is an issue important to him too.
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