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“Peru: Pope Leo XIV returns to his adopted homeland on historic visit”
“Pope Leo XIV received a rapturous welcome in Peru, on 11 November, where he spent more than two decades as a missionary and bishop. Greeted by President Keiko Fujimori, he described his return as a homecoming.”
Pope Leo XIV returns to Peru for final leg of South American tour
Key points
- Pope Leo XIV, 71, greeted by President Keiko Fujimori at the airport.
- He blessed children with disabilities and babies on the tarmac.
- Pope rode through Lima in his popemobile, crowds lined the route.
- Around three million people watched his route into the city, Vatican estimates say.
- The visit concludes a 12-day South American tour after Argentina and Uruguay.
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