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Pope Leo XIV delivers a speech during a meeting with the university community at Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo Catholic University in the northern city of Chiclayo.  Photo: ANDINA/Jhonathan Yamunaque

Peru: "Leo, brother, you are from Chiclayo!" university students chant to welcome him

Amid applause, enthusiastic cheers, and expressions of affection, Pope Leo XIV arrived aboard a mini Popemobile at Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo Catholic University (USAT), in Chiclayo, Peru's northern Lambayeque region.

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Pope Leo XIV attends a meeting with bishops, priests, religious men and women, and seminarians at the Shrine of Our Lady of Peace in Chiclayo, Peru. Pope Leo XIV returns to his beloved Chiclayo, the Peruvian city where he served as bishop for nearly a decade and where local residents and old friends eagerly await him.  Photo: ANDINA/Alan Gallardo

Pope Leo XIV in Peru: Meets with Chiclayo religious leaders and hears their testimonies

Pope Leo XIV on Friday afternoon led a meeting in Chiclayo with bishops, priests, and other members of the Catholic Church. They shared experiences about the pastoral work carried out in this northern part of the country.

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This gesture marks one of the most significant moments of the Holy Father

Peru: Pope Leo XIV presents the Golden Rose to Our Lady of Peace in Chiclayo

Pope Leo XIV on Friday presented the Golden Rose to the image of Nuestra Señora de la Paz (Our Lady of Peace) during his meeting with Catholic Church representatives at the shrine dedicated to this Marian devotion in the city of Chiclayo, Lambayeque region, as part of his apostolic visit to Peru.

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Pope Leo XIV. Photo: ANDINA

President Keiko Fujimori attended a Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV at Pampas de Pimentel

The President of the Republic, Keiko Fujimori, attended a Holy Mass today, celebrated by Pope Leo XIV on the esplanade of Pampas de Pimentel, in the Lambayeque region.

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