Pope Leo XIV Says He Is Overcoming Health Challenges During Peru Visit
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in his former hometown of Chiclayo in northwestern Peru on Friday. “What a joy it is to be here again,” he said at the start of his homily.
WorldPope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in his former hometown of Chiclayo in northwestern Peru on Friday. “What a joy it is to be here again,” he said at the start of his homily.
WorldPope Leo XIV landed in Peru on Wednesday local time. He spent more than two decades in the country before becoming pope.
WorldMore than three million people attended Pope Leo XIV’s Mass in Luján, one of Argentina’s major Catholic pilgrimage sites, according to local government sources.
WorldJust under a month after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, Pope Leo XIV began his visit to Latin America on Friday, landing in Uruguay.
WorldPope Leo XIV has voted in the US midterm elections, becoming the first sitting pope to vote in a political election.
World politicsPope Leo XIV will not need any further surgery for the lung cancer he was operated on for, the Vatican announced on Wednesday.
WorldPope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on Saturday after being discharged from hospital, where he underwent lung surgery.
WorldPope Leo XIV and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Friday, the Vatican said. Pope Leo urged Putin to declare a ceasefire in Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine.
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