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“Pope Leo XIV returns to Peru to a big welcome, calls it his 'homeland'”
“An estimated 3 million people greeted Pope Leo XIV in Lima as the Peruvian-citizen pontiff began a six-day homecoming visit to the country where he spent two decades as a missionary and bishop.”
Pope Leo XIV returns to Peru and calls it his homeland
Key points
- Pope Leo XIV began the Peruvian leg of his South America tour in Lima.
- Vatican estimates about 3 million people lined his motorcade route.
- Leo holds Peruvian citizenship and spent over two decades in Peru.
- He sang Peru's national anthem with President Keiko Fujimori at the presidential palace.
- The six-day stay includes a high-altitude visit to 3,700 meters amid health concerns.
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