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What to know about Robert Prevost, the first pope born in the U.S. and his ties to Peru
Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost has been chosen by the conclave to be the next pope. He will be known as Pope Leo ...
Xavier student received blessing from Robert Prevost before he became pope
Xavier Junior Faviana Azalde Castro was confirmed by Pope Leo XIV when he was the arch bishop of Chicaylo, Peru.
Pope! Amigo! Peruvians remember the young American priest who became pope
Pope Leo was born in the United States, but for his adopted nation of Peru, he is a “Chiclayano” – a son of the bustling northern Peruvian city where everyone seems to have a story about him.
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Leo worked tirelessly during Peru cyclone says old diocese
Pope Leo XIV's old diocese at Chiclayo in Peru on Thursday recalled how the then Cardinal Robert Prevost had worked tirelessly when the area was hit by a cyclone in 2023. Solidarity with the poor, ...
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Peru's Augustinian friars remember 'Monsignor Roberto' as defender of 'those who have nothing'
Peruvians have expressed pride and surprise in one of their own becoming pontiff. Augustinians in the country have expressed ...
White smoke at Vatican, phones blowing up in Chicago: Their old classmate Robert is pope
Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.