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November 11, 2026 Motoko Rich and Mitra Taj

Pope Leo XIV Goes Home to Peru, Meeting Ghosts of His Past

In Peru, where Leo XIV lived for two decades and became a citizen, the pope was met by President Keiko Fujimori, whose father’s policies he had protested.

Pope Leo XIV Goes Home to Peru, Meeting Ghosts of His Past

In Peru, where Leo XIV lived for two decades and became a citizen, the pope was met by President Keiko Fujimori, whose father’s policies he had protested.