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Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, known as the ‘saint of the north’ in Peru for his closeness to poor
The Rev. Alexander Lam, an Augustinian friar from Peru who knows the new pope, said he was beloved in Peru for his closeness ...
Reuters5d
For US Cardinal Prevost, road to becoming Pope Leo was paved in Peru
Cardinal Prevost's time in Peru crucial for his election as pope New Pope Leo was already known by many Catholic cardinals ...
NBC New York6d
What to know about Robert Prevost, the first pope born in the U.S. and his ties to Peru
He will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s ...
Rejoicing Peruvians see Pope Leo XIV as one of their own after his many years in Peru
Peruvians are elated after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country was elected ...
Peruvians know him as the priest who went 'from Chicago to Chiclayo.' He is now Pope Leo XIV
CHICLAYO, Peru — The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he is also Padre Prevost . Maybe when the shock ...
Los Angeles Daily News5d
Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, known as the ‘saint of the north’ in Peru for his closeness to poor
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud ...
New York Post6d
Who is Robert Prevost? Meet Leo XIV, the first American pope
Cardinal Robert Prevost – a Chicago native who spent his career ministering to the poor in Peru – has been elected the 267 th pope, marking the first American pontiff in the Catholic Church ...