Peru, Pope Leo XIV and Chiclayo
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CNN's Stefano Pozzebon is in Chiclayo, Peru, trying what locals say is the Pope's favorite dish. Locals in Chiclayo, Peru, say this is the Pope's favorite dish. CNN tries it
Peruvians have expressed pride and surprise in one of their own becoming pontiff. Augustinians in the country have expressed similar surprise — recalling Leo as an unassuming prelate, who prioritized the poor,
"To all of you but especially to my beloved diocese of Chiclayo in Peru," he said in Spanish. "Where a faithful people have accompanied its bishop, shared its faith and given so much to continue being a church which is faithful to Jesus Christ." Janinna ...
Peru's president, Dina Boluarte, described Pope Leo as Peruvian "by choice and conviction". "The pope is Peruvian; God loves Peru," she said. Born in Chicago in 1955, he is the son of Louis Marius Prevost, of French and Italian descent, and Mildred Martinez, of Spanish descent.
Thousands of Catholics packed the plaza outside the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Chiclayo in this northern Peruvian city to celebrate a Mass of thanksgiving for an adoptive son: Pope Leo XIV.
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