Parishioners remember him for prioritizing the poor, bringing the church closer to people and embracing his adopted country ...

Peruvian Catholics in different U.S. cities shared what it meant to them seeing Pope Leo XIV, "Papa León," step out on the ...

It's no coincidence that the Incas's vast network of roads, known as the Qhapaq Ñan, once joined in this city—even while traveling today's Peru, it can feel like all roads lead to Cusco. Plop down at ...

Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the ...

The celebration vibrated with joy following the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Martínez — both a U.S. and ...

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

In Peru, Pope Leo XIV is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, ...

Thousands of Catholics gathered on Saturday for an outdoor mass in the Peruvian city of Chiclayo to celebrate the election of ...

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

Pope Leo XIV, now the successor of St. Peter, leads the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church in a sacred role that few others ...

Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal social media presence, which helps paint an early picture of his positions on various ...

Janinna Sesa worked alongside Pope Leo XIV in Chiclayo, Peru from 2015 until 2023. She spoke with NPR about his leadership in times of crisis.