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Pope Leo XIV has updated his personal information for a new Peruvian national identity document.
“He always told us that faith isn’t just about going to Mass, but about living with charity, loving one’s neighbor, and being a light for others,” says the pope’s Peruvian goddaughter.
A new Peruvian tourism route “Paths of Pope Leo XIV” highlights the places where the Holy Father exercised his fruitful pastoral ministry in the Andean country.
Bishop Edinson Farfán of Chiclayo, Peru, is publicly defending the actions of his predecessor, now Pope Leo XIV, in the face of accusations that he covered up sexual abuse.
In 2023, then-Bishop Robert Prevost recalled his early meetings with Pope Francis when the latter was archbishop of Buenos Aires when they didn’t always agree.
The deputy secretary of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference said he is “sure that the heart of Pope Leo XIV ... will greatly help the world grow and improve.”
Luis Fernando Figari Rodrigo, founder of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae and accused of committing sexual abuse, has been expelled from the organization.