The Peruvian city that has embraced Pope Leo as one of its own
Pope Leo XIV is in Peru as part of his Latin America tour, just weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.
Pope Leo XIV is in Peru as part of his Latin America tour, just weeks after having surgery for lung cancer, BBC News reported.
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- Peru · Americas
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- Peruvian, Pope Leo, Pope Leo XIV, Latin America
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- World
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