Chicago Tribune

Rejoicing Peruvians see Pope Leo XIV as one of their own after his many years in Peru

LIMA, Peru — Peruvians were elated Thursday after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country and who they see as one of their own was elected pope. Pope Leo ...
NBC New York

What to know about Chiclayo, the city in Peru that Pope Leo XIV called home

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 ...
National Catholic Reporter

As Pope Francis' pick for Peru, Bishop Prevost reshaped an 'Opus Dei diocese'

With the surprise nomination of Augustinian Fr. Robert Prevost as bishop of Peru's fifth-largest city, Pope Francis sent a message to a fractured Peruvian episcopate. At the time, Peru's bishops were ...
WTEN

Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, known as the ‘saint of the north’ in Peru for his closeness to poor

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost may have ...