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Chiclayo, Peru, Launches 'La Ruta del Papa' After Election of Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV

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Updated May 13, 2025, 02:30 PM

Chiclayo, a city in northern Peru with approximately 500,000 inhabitants, has emerged as a focal point of religious and cultural activity following the election of Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Previously serving as bishop of the Chiclayo diocese from 2015 to 2023, Prevost, who was born in the United States and later naturalized as a Peruvian citizen after dedicating two decades to missionary work in the country, has inspired widespread local and international attention. The city hosted a large open-air mass on May 10 in honor of the new pontiff, attracting thousands of faithful. In response to the heightened interest, Chiclayo's municipal government launched "La ruta del Papa," a religious and tourist route highlighting sites significant to Pope Leo XIV's life and ministry in the region, including his favorite dessert.

The election has also sparked celebrations beyond Peru, with Peruvian faithful in Rome marking the occasion. Pope Leo XIV has conveyed messages of peace and expressed his intention to visit Peru again, while indicating no immediate plans to return to his native United States. His tenure as bishop included humanitarian efforts such as aiding victims of a devastating flood in Chiclayo in February 2023. Clergy members have praised him as the pope the Church currently needs, noting his affiliation with the Order of Saint Augustine.

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Joaquín López-Dóriga

@lopezdoriga

Father Salvador Paniagua described Leo XIV as the pope that the Church needs today. The parish priest celebrated that the new pope is of the Augustinian order and thus recalled his visit to Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. https://t.co/rE5yrabGXq https://t.co/VfOWypS8ZV

El Economista

@eleconomista

#Internacionales | Pope Leo XIV does not plan to go “soon” to his native country, the United States, as he revealed this Tuesday to questions from an American journalist who precisely questioned him if a trip to his home was planned. 🇻🇦🇺🇸 https://t.co/HEFCWhK000