Peruvians are elated after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country was elected ...

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

Pope Leo XIV might be "gringo" by birth but ask the people from Chiclayo, Peru, and the man is decidedly Peruvian.

Attendees at the Mass shouted "¡Viva el Papa León!" ("Long live Pope Leo!") and "¡El papa es chiclayano!" ("The pope is a ...

From delivering help to flood-ravaged regions to singing Christmas songs to blessing babies, Pope Leo XIV tried to be a ...

Church bells echoed out as Catholics congregated in the Peruvian capital on Thursday to celebrate the election of ...

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

The bells of the cathedral in Peru's capital of Lima tolled after Pope Leo XIV's election was announced. People outside the church expressed their desire for a papal visit at one point.

The Chicago native is also a Peruvian citizen and lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop.

Peruvians celebrated as Cardinal Robert Prevost, a dual citizen of the United States and Peru, was elected Pope Leo XIV. As ...

Standing near Lima's cathedral shortly after bells rang out ... He reportedly referred to Peru, where around three quarters of people are Catholic, as "mi segunda patria" – my second homeland.