Peru celebrates first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV

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Peru celebrates first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV

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Published on May 9, 2025, 11:13:06 AM
Total time: 00:00:46

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The country of Peru is celebrating Pope Leo XIV as the new pontiff. ASU History professor Matthew Casey lives in Lima, Peru. He says there are celebrations planned in Lima, in Chiclayo where Robert Prevost was a Bishop, and Trujillo where he was the head of the Augustinian seminary and served as a missionary in the 1980's. 

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