Pope Leo XIV returns to Peru to a big welcome, calls it his 'homeland'
DW · 12 Nov 2026

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.


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