Residents of Chiclayo, Peru, celebrate outside the cathedral where Pope Leo XIV delivered homilies and interacted with parishioners when he was a bishop. The 69-year-old Chicago native first set foot in Peru some four decades ago as a missionary, before becoming bishop of the diocese of Chiclayo in the northwest of the country and gaining citizenship in 2015.
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00:00The Pope is Chiquiayana, chiquiayana...
00:15And if you allow me also a word, a salute to all those, and in particular to my dear
00:35diócesis of Chiclayo in Peru.
00:43He gave the words and said hello to my diócesis of Chiclayo, Peru.
00:51It was emotional, we stopped crying.
00:54He was always following us, watching the Chiclayans, the North, always invoking peace, love, love,
01:11and faith.
01:14He has been a very beloved here in the North.
01:19Chiclayo in Peru.
01:26Chiclayo in Peru, Papa Leon 14.
01:31Papa Leon 14.