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Pope Leo mulls changes in how Church treats abuse victims in Peru meeting
Pope Leo met with six victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Thursday in Lima in his second meeting with survivors during a ​12-day trip to South America and discussed how the Church can better...

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Agence France-Presse on MSN · 1d
Pope in Peru says church must make amends to abuse victims
U.S. News & World Report · 16h
Peruvian Town Hopes Pope Leo Will Recognize Four-Century-Old Miracle
Pope Leo cheered on return to Peru city where he served as bishop
An estimated 1.5 million people have welcomed Pope Leo XIV back to the city in Peru where he once served as bishop.

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After his emotional return, Pope denounces ‘machismo’ in Peru and demands women be protected
Reuters · 16h
Peruvian town hopes Pope Leo will recognize four-century-old miracle
Pope Leo returns to beloved former home of Chiclayo, the Peruvian city that claims him as its own
Many remember how the bishop — then known as Robert Prevost — led the life-saving purchase of oxygen production plants during the COVID-19 pandemic; how he waded through mud after torrential rains to ...

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Al Jazeera English · 1d
Pope Leo welcomed by millions in his second ‘homeland’ of Peru
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First American Pope Leo XIV calls Peru 'homeland' in Lima
America Magazine

Pope Leo at Catholic university in Peru: ‘Science without a conscience ruins everyone’s life’

Scientific progress…must not be confused with a privilege reserved for millionaires seeking immortality, while entire peoples suffer from poverty and oppression,” Leo said.
The Jerusalem Post on MSN

Pope praises the bond uniting the Catholic Church with the people of Israel

“Following the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, I wish to reaffirm the spiritual bond that unites the Church with the people of Israel,” Pope Leo XIV said.
TIME on MSN

Who Runs the Catholic Church When the Pope Is Hospitalized?

As Pope Leo remains hospitalized following his surgery, his audiences have been canceled through Oct. 20, but he remains in charge of the papacy. Here's why.
America Magazine

The archbishop of Cuzco on Pope Leo’s visit: ‘He was a brother, a friend and a guide.’

The pope is coming home, among his own people, and I imagine his heart is full of joy, too,” says Lizardo Estrada Herrera, the new Augustinian archbishop of Cusco.
ABC News

Pope tells Peru's bishops to accompany their flocks and respond to abuse victims with truth, justice

After his emotional homecoming, Pope Leo XIV got down to work Thursday telling Peru's Catholic bishops to accompany their flocks as they face poverty and injustices, and respond to victims of clergy sexual abuse with truth,
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Pope denounces violence against women in Peru

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced widespread "machismo" and violence against women in Peru, demanding that women be protected and respected as he set out marching orders for his beloved Peruvian church and people.