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Pope Leo cheered on return to Peru city where he served as bishop
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An estimated 1.5 million people have welcomed Pope Leo XIV back to the city in Peru where he once served as bishop.
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Compiled from 3 independent publishers Al Jazeera · DW · BBC News
Al Jazeera emphasises “Pope Leo cheered on return to Peru city where he served as bishop”; DW leads with “Pope Leo celebrates Mass in his former diocese of Chiclayo, Peru”.
- Al JazeeraPope Leo cheered on return to Peru city where he served as bishop ↗
- Al JazeeraPope thanks crowds on emotional return to ‘second home’ in Peru’s Chiclayo ↗
- DWPope Leo celebrates Mass in his former diocese of Chiclayo, Peru ↗
- BBC NewsThe Peruvian city that has embraced Pope Leo as one of its own ↗

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An estimated 1.5 million people have welcomed Pope Leo XIV back to the city in Peru where he once served as bishop.
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Pope Leo XIV is in Peru as part of his Latin America tour, just weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.
1 source at this update