Before ascending to lead the Roman Catholic Church ... Leo was appointed apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo, in the country’s northwest on Nov. 3, 2014. Francis appointed ...

Twenty days into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV’s appointment style remains largely unknown—but his years leading the Diocese of ...

Edinson Delgado worked closely with Bishop Robert Prevost as administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo’s leading Catholic ...

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 ...

Peruvians are elated after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country was elected pope and hoped he will visit them soon in his new role.

Describing the Curia as the institution that preserves “the historical memory of the church,” Pope Leo called on these ...

was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. At the time of his election, the city of Chiclayo, seat of the Diocese of Chiclayo, took center stage grabbing ...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston is rejoicing at the ... He also served as Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru from 2015 to 2023. The Prince of Peace Catholic Church and School in Taylors ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy. He’s been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have arisen against priests under ...