Peruvians are elated after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country was elected ...

Before becoming pope, Leo XIV spent nearly a decade in northern Peru, where he earned deep respect by reforming a ...

Pope Leo XIV might be "gringo" by birth but ask the people from Chiclayo, Peru, and the man is decidedly Peruvian.

Pope Leo was born in the United States, but for his adopted nation of Peru, he is a “Chiclayano” – a son of the bustling northern Peruvian city where everyone seems to have a story about him.

ABC News’ Matt Rivers travels to Chiclayo, Peru, the city where now Pope Leo XIV is celebrated for his time as a missionary, ...

CHICLAYO, Peru — The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he is also Padre Prevost . Maybe when the shock ...

Pope Leo XIV began his clerical career in his hometown, and then was sent to Peru, where he served for nearly 40 years.

Attendees at the Mass shouted "¡Viva el Papa León!" ("Long live Pope Leo!") and "¡El papa es chiclayano!" ("The pope is a ...

CNN's Stefano Pozzebon is in Chiclayo, Peru, trying what locals say is the Pope's favorite dish. Locals in Chiclayo, Peru, ...

Robert Prevost is a citizen of the country, reportedly referring to it as "mi segunda patria" – my second homeland.

Pope Leo XIV made time in his busy schedule to welcome his friend Father Hugo Sánchez and Sánchez’s mother to the Vatican.

By Mitra TajJulie Turkewitz and Genevieve Glatsky Mitra Taj reported from Chiclayo, Peru, Julie Turkewitz from Lima, Peru, and Genevieve Glatsky from New York. They remembered him in rubber boots ...