Prevost, a missionary who dedicated his career to ministry in Peru and led the ... year history of the Catholic Church. At the time of his election, the city of Chiclayo, seat of the Diocese ...

New pope's deliberate decision to identify with Peru in particular and the Global South generally is no accident ...

Pope Leo XIV, or Papa León 14, has been selected to lead the Catholic Church and its 1.4 billion congregation worldwide.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, an missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s ...

Peruvians are elated after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country was elected pope and hoped he will visit them soon in his new role.