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'Peruvian pope' makes jubilant return to his second 'homeland'

'Peruvian pope' makes jubilant return to his second 'homeland'
France 24 Thursday 12 November 2026, 10:30 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Pope Leo XIV arrived in his "beloved" Peru on Wednesday, a nostalgic return to the nation where he spent two decades as a missionary before being tapped to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The 71-year-old pontiff landed in Lima on the last leg of an arduous three-nation Latin American tour, just weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer.

Pope Leo XIV arrived in his "beloved" Peru on Wednesday, a nostalgic return to the nation where he spent two decades as a missionary before being tapped to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The 71-year-old pontiff landed in Lima on the last leg of an arduous three-nation Latin American tour, just weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer.
Peruvian (ORG) Leo XIV (PERSON) Peru (LOCATION) Catholics (ORG) Lima (LOCATION) Latin American (ORG)
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