ABC News’ Matt Rivers travels to Chiclayo, Peru, the city where now Pope Leo XIV is celebrated for his time as a missionary, ...

Before becoming pope, Leo XIV spent nearly a decade in northern Peru, where he earned deep respect by reforming a ...

The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he's Padre Prevost. Maybe when the shock wears off, they'll get ...

CNN's Stefano Pozzebon is in Chiclayo, Peru, trying what locals say is the Pope's favorite dish. Locals in Chiclayo, Peru, ...

Pope Leo XIV began his clerical career in his hometown, and then was sent to Peru, where he served for nearly 40 years.

Pope Leo XIV made time in his busy schedule to welcome his friend Father Hugo Sánchez and Sánchez’s mother to the Vatican.

Pope Leo was born in the United States, but for his adopted nation of Peru, he is a “Chiclayano” – a son of the bustling northern Peruvian city where everyone seems to have a story about him.

Attendees at the Mass shouted "¡Viva el Papa León!" ("Long live Pope Leo!") and "¡El papa es chiclayano!" ("The pope is a ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Thursday by the conclave to serve as pope, becoming Pope Leo XIV at the age ...

Peru's president, Dina Boluarte, described Pope Leo as Peruvian "by choice and conviction". "The pope is Peruvian; God loves ...

In the Peruvian city of Chiclayo, just a few kilometers from the Pacific Ocean, nearly everyone knows Pope Leo XIV.

It was during this period that he drew the attention of the newly elected Francis, who in 2014 sent Leo back to Peru. Leo was appointed apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo ...