Bishop Edinson Farfán of Chiclayo, Peru, is publicly defending the actions of his predecessor, now Pope Leo XIV, in the face ...

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

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 ...

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

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

A Catholic charity helping suffering Christians worldwide has highlighted its long-standing - and fruitful - collaboration ...

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 ...

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

A dance performance in front of the cathedral in Chiclayo, Peru, after a Mass in honor of ... costumes swirling on the steps of his former church. In between, there was a Mass, communion, many ...

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.

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 ...