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Peru Pope
People sing outside the cathedral a day before Pope Leo XIV's visit to Cusco, Peru, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV prayed for an end to the violence ravaging Peru, addressing one of his adopted homeland’s most pressing concerns from his former cathedral. Rising crime has disrupted daily life, making security Peruvians’ top concern and shaping the outcome of the last presidential election. Leo prayed on Saturday for an end to the “widespread violence and by the unspeakable suffering that continues to afflict so many of our brothers and sisters.” Leo will meet with Amazonian and Indigenous peoples on Sunday and celebrate a final Mass in Lima on Monday before returning to the Vatican.
