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Locals in Chiclayo, Peru, have fond memories of Leo’s work as bishop, but some question his record responding to abuse.
Pope Leo XIV's record handling sex abuse cases while he was an Augustinian superior and bishop in Peru has come under renewed ...
As Pope Leo XIV's past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, victims of the now-disgraced group ...
“I wanna wish you a merry Christmas!” In the lead-up to his papacy, Chiclayo, Peru’s fifth largest city, has played a central role in Leo XIV’s rise through the Catholic Church. Since ...
Before he was Pope Leo XIV, then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, created a commission to help women escape forced ...
The future Pope Leo XIV’s nine years of service were so well-regarded by the Peruvians of Chiclayo that they considered their former Bishop, the American Robert Prevost, a true “Chiclayano.” ...
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.
Shocking allegations have emerged involving Pope Leo XIV for alleged mishandling of abuse claims while he was Bishop in Peru.
Huapaya began as director of Caritas Peru in January 2022, near the end of Prevost's time as bishop of Chiclayo, a diocese off the Pacific Ocean coast in the northwest corner of the country.