One million people welcomed Pope Leo XIV in the streets of Chiclayo, the city in Peru's northern Lambayeque region where he served as a bishop.
Meanwhile, around 500,000 faithful attended the Mass he celebrated at Pampas de Pimentel, Vatican News reported through its social media accounts.
During the Eucharistic celebration, the Supreme Pontiff highlighted the importance of the Church's evangelizing mission.
Likewise, His Holiness reminded attendees that all Christians are called to be missionary disciples.
In this regard, he stated that no baptized person can remain indifferent to the task of evangelization, as it constitutes the Church's essential mission, its deepest vocation, and its very reason for being.
"Dear brothers and sisters, what a joy it is to return to Chiclayo! It is a blessing for me to be with you once again," Pope Leo XIV told those gathered for Mass.
"Thank you for your affection, your support, and, in particular, your prayers for my health during these trying times, times which, with God's help, I am overcoming," he added.
His Holiness also expressed his gratitude to the faithful for their affection and recalled the significance of Chiclayo in his life and pastoral ministry.
"Upon seeing your faces, a prayer of thanksgiving to the Lord arises spontaneously within me, for the blessings you have been, and continue to be, in my life and my episcopal ministry," he stressed.