Locals in Chiclayo, Peru, have fond memories of Leo’s work as bishop, but some question his record responding to abuse.

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

The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he's Padre Prevost. Maybe when the shock wears off, they'll get ...

As a missionary and bishop in Peru, the future Pope Leo came face-to-face with one of the most serious and far-reaching ...

CHICLAYO, Peru — Walkiria Garcia was 14 years old when she made her confirmation in the Catholic Church, an already ...

People in the city of Chiclayo, where Leo XIV served as bishop for about eight years, gathered to celebrate a man they see as ...

Father Robert Prevost first arrived in Peru in 1985 during a time of crisis, the aftermath of devastating El Niño rains that ...

Before he was Pope Leo XIV, then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, created a commission to help women escape forced ...

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

“I wanna wish you a merry Christmas!” In the lead-up to his papacy, Chiclayo, Peru’s fifth largest city, has played a central role in Leo XIV’s rise through the Catholic Church. Since ...