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Peruvians celebrate as they join the pope for the 'Regina Coeli' prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on May 11, 2025. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)
FaithDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Father Robert Prevost first arrived in Peru in 1985 during a time of crisis, the aftermath of devastating El Niño rains that had left thousands of people homeless.
People react at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Chiclayo, Peru, May 8, 2025, the day Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope. He chose the papal name Leo XIV. As an Augustinian priest, then-Father Prevost spent many years as a missionary in Peru. (OSV News photo//Sebastian Castaneda, Reuters)
FaithThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
The late pope’s attention to geographic detail led to what was described as the most diverse conclave in the history of the church.
FaithNews
Regina Garcia Cano - Associated PressFranklin Briceno - Associated Press
Pope Leo XIV is a dual citizen of the United States and Peru, where he first served as a missionary and then as an archbishop. That made him the first pope from each country.
FaithNews
Ines San Martin – OSV News
“We depend on the press to know who the candidates are, because names are not something we really talk about in there—perhaps only in small groups. This is not a parliament.”
FaithNews Analysis
J.D. Long García
Few, if any, Latin Americans show up on the speculative lists of who might be elected as the supreme pontiff, or “papabile.” But that doesn’t mean the cardinals will not once again look to the New World.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
Mario Vargas Llosa's long literary life established him as a monumental figure in Spanish-language literature and Latin American history.