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Prayers, anticipation await Pope Leo in Argentine care home: The Pope will visit the residence on November 9 as part of his South American tour ...
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Twelve flights and a ‘Papacóptero’: Pope Leo XIV’s South American aviation itinerary
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Pope Leo will meet with survivors of clergy abuse during upcoming Latin America trip, Vatican says
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Pope Leo Mass in Lima, 16 Nov 2026: Free Tickets: Free named tickets for the Pope Leo Mass in Lima go online on 5 to 8 November. Here is how to get one ...
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Pope Leo cleared to make his trip to South America after successful lung cancer surgery
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Pope Leo to return to his adopted home on South America tour: As Pope Leo prepares to return to South America next week, many Peruvians remember him as the ...
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Key FactsPope Leo set to revisit Peru on South America tour
Oct 27, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- During the pandemic, Prevost helped launch a soup kitchen for people in need in Zaña, northern Peru, in 2020.
- During northern Peru’s 2023 floods, Prevost helped deliver aid; circulated photographs showed him wading through knee-deep water.
- In 2018, Prevost founded a Catholic organization in Chiclayo for newcomers that has assisted thousands of Venezuelans.
- In Eten, Catholics hope Leo could advance Vatican recognition of a Eucharistic miracle reported by believers, a cause he supported as bishop.
“He put himself in the shoes of a migrant first and foremost and knew what the situation was like.”— Augusto Martínez, who leads a Catholic organization in Chiclayo founded by Prevost, describing Prevost’s understanding of migrants.
Following post-surgery checkup, Pope Leo will proceed with Latin America trip, Vatican confirms
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Pope Leo XIV makes first major appointment of a woman to senior Vatican role: Pope Leo XIV appoints Italian nun Sister Alessandra Smerilli to head the Vatican’s ...
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Pope gets invitation to visit Peru during a Vatican garden party, then stays for lunch
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World’s oldest army unveils new uniform – but keeps iconic Renaissance-style garb
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Pope Leo XIV declares teen computer whiz Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint: Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church’s first ...
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