Pope Leo XIV Returns to Peru for Emotional Homecoming
The Chicago-born pontiff, who gained Peruvian citizenship in 2015 after decades as a missionary and bishop of Chiclayo, drew massive crowds including 1.5 million for an outdoor Mass near Chiclayo on November 13. Highlights included a young woman tossing her rosary that he caught and returned mid-air, and locals unveiling a towering cake topped with his statue. In addresses, he cautioned against transhumanism's elite promises amid global poverty and reaffirmed Catholic teaching that there is only man and woman. This final stop caps his 12-day South American tour through Uruguay and Argentina.
EL PAPA LEÓN XIV SE LARGÓ A LLORAR DE LA EMOCIÓN EN PERÚ 🥹🇵🇪
Al ritmo de ALMA MISIONERA en una tremenda ovación de los jóvenes en el Estadio Nacional, impactantes imágenes 🥲
"No puede parar, está llorando a moco tendido" @JonatanViale
She threw her rosary at the Pope and he caught it mid-air!
This young woman lived an unforgettable moment during the youth vigil with Pope Leo at the National Stadium in Lima, Peru. Very excited, she threw her rosary to the Holy Father, who not only caught it with great skill,…