Pope Leo returns to Chiclayo, Peru, the city he calls home, on his first Latin America tour as pontiff

Summary

Pope Leo XIV is returning to Latin America on his first trip to the region as pope, according to a Bloomberg video report. The report says the Peru leg is the most personal part of the tour: the pope spent 20 years in Peru and has said the country shaped his life more than any other. The report describes Chiclayo as the city he calls home.

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1. Bloomberg

   6 Nov 2026, 12:36 UTCSource ↗

   Bloomberg reports that Leo XIV returns to Chiclayo, the city he calls home, on his first Latin America tour as pope, with Peru as the most personal stop because he spent 20 years there and has said it marked his life more than any other country.