'For us, the Pope is Peruvian': Andean nation cheers election of Pope Leo XIV

LIMA (Reuters) – In the Peruvian coastal city of Chiclayo, some 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) from new Pope Leo XIV’s hometown of Chicago, Catholics took to the streets and church bells rang on Thursday to celebrate the election of the former missionary who they embrace as one of their own. Read full story

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