In a jubilant atmosphere, more than 10,000 faithful gathered in front of the Basilica and Cathedral of Santa María de ...

In his homily, Bishop Farfán spoke of the profound love the new Pontiff has for Peru — a country he first visited in 1985 — ...

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 ...

Peru's president, Dina Boluarte, described Pope Leo as Peruvian "by choice and conviction". "The pope is Peruvian; God loves ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first public remarks since taking over as leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday from the ...

Before ascending to lead the Roman Catholic Church ... Leo was appointed apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo, in the country’s northwest on Nov. 3, 2014. Francis appointed ...

On Thursday, the Vatican in Rome made history when the conclave of cardinals chose U.S.-born Robert Francis Prevost to be the ...

Peruvians were elated Thursday after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country ...

LIMA (Reuters) - In the Peruvian coastal city of Chiclayo, some 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) from new Pope Leo XIV's ...

“The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church elected Robert Francis Prevost as their 267th pontiff on Thursday, ending a ...

The Augustinian cardinal and former missionary in Peru has been elected the new pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.

Lucia of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse released ... as a pastor and Bishop in the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru, South America, and as the Prior General of the Augustinians (the Canons ...