.Yesterday in Peru, my friends traveled down from the city of Piura, to Chiclayo, two hours away, to greet the Holy Father Pope. Leo. They were among hundreds of thousands of people who were overjoyed to be reunited with their former bishop.
"What
a joy it is to return to Chiclayo! It is a blessing for me to be with you once
again.
Thank
you for your affection, support and prayers, especially for my health during
this time of trial which, with God's help, I am overcoming," he told the
crowd.
Pope
Leo XIV visited this Peruvian diocese he led for nearly a decade, celebrating Mass there as pope for the
first time.
The
Holy Father led the Chiclayo Diocese from 2015 to 2023 before Pope Francis
appointed him as the prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. The Holy Father has
referred to Peru as his “homeland”. Before leading the Diocese of Chiclayo, he
served as a missionary there for years. (
At St. Turibius of Mogrovejo Catholic University in Chiclayo, my friend Suzanna was among those presented to the Pope, representing the Catholic University in Piura. She is dean of the Engineering school, and was my hostess last time I stayed in Peru. Her eldest daughter is getting her masters degree at Cornell University in NY, and due to present immigration policies, did ot go back to Peru for Christmas, so the family came to the USA. We had a lovely visit via Zoom.
(Suzanna is in black 4th from right)
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