Pope Leo XIV’s return to Peru
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Peru
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November 11 at 22:27
Peru, Lima
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The final - and perhaps most personal - leg of Pope Leo XIV’s historic Latin American journey begins in Lima on Wednesday, November 11.
Following intense stops in Uruguay and Argentina, the 12-day tour culminates in a profound six-day 'homecoming' to the nation that shaped his path to the papacy.
For Pope Leo XIV, who holds Peruvian citizenship and spent over two decades serving as a missionary priest and later as the Bishop of Chiclayo, this is far more than a diplomatic visit; it is a return to his spiritual roots.
Having learned the local Quechua language and spent his formative pastoral years working alongside the country's marginalised and impoverished communities, the Pontiff sees the return not just as the leader of the global Catholic Church, but as a shepherd coming back to his flock.
Programme:
22:30 GMT Arrival at Callao Naval Air Base
23:15 GMT Welcome ceremony at the Government Palace
23:45 GMT Meeting with the President of Peru Keiko Fujimori
00:45 GMT (November 12) Meeting with authorities, civil society and diplomatic corps at the Gran Teatro Nacional