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People of Chiclayo are very happy seeing Pope Leo XIV "returning home". Photo: ANDINA

Pope Leo XIV in Peru: People of Chiclayo celebrate his return with vibrant excitement

A long round of applause rang out in the main park of Chiclayo following the arrival of Pope Leo XIV at the Lieutenant Colonel Pedro Ruiz Gallo Air Base. A group of the faithful, waiting in the city center, gathered near large screens to follow the live broadcast of the Supreme Pontiff’s landing.

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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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Pope Leo XIV greets the crowd upon his arrival in Pampas de Pimentel, where he will celebrate Holy Mass.  The Holy Father returned on Friday to his beloved Chiclayo, where he will stay for two days. This is the third day of his apostolic journey to Peru. Photo: ANDINA/Luis Iparraguirre

Pope Leo XIV in Peru: Holy Mass at Pampas de Pimentel gathers more than a million people

In an unprecedented, historic event, and before more than a million people who arrived from various regions of Peru and even from other countries like Ecuador and Colombia, Pope Leo XIV led the highly anticipated Holy Mass on the esplanade of Pampas de Pimentel.

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