'I am returning to my homeland': Leo XIV received by 3 million in Peru
Journalist graduated from the Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, with experience in TV stations affiliated with SBT, Record, and Band. From 2020 to 2024, she covered the behind-the-scenes of power in Brasília. Currently, she is a reporter for Revista Oeste in João Pessoa.
TL;DR
- Pope Leo XIV was greeted by an estimated 3 million people in Lima, Peru, the largest crowd of his pontificate.
- The Pope, who lived in Peru as a missionary for two decades, described his return as a homecoming.
- He urged President Keiko Fujimori to confront the "wounds of recent history," referring to her father Alberto Fujimori's legacy.
- Leo XIV called for justice, sensitivity, and dialogue to address Peru's "difficult times" and foster harmony.
- The visit to Peru follows stops in Uruguay and Argentina, where he also drew large crowds.