Lima:Pope Leo XIV arrived in Peru for a historic six-day pastoral visit, beginning with a meeting with President Keiko Fujimori at the Government Palace in Lima. The visit marks an important homecoming for the Pope, who previously served as Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru.

According to Anadolu Agency – English, Fujimori personally welcomed Pope Leo XIV at the airport with full head-of-state honors. The Pope then traveled through Lima's historic center in the popemobile, greeted by thousands of Peruvians lining the streets.

This visit to Peru is the final leg of Pope Leo XIV's first Latin American tour, which also included visits to Uruguay and Argentina. The Pope, formerly Robert Prevost, first arrived in Peru as an Augustinian missionary in 1985.

Before arriving in Peru, Pope Leo XIV concluded his four-day visit to Argentina with a farewell ceremony at Ezeiza's Ministro Pistarini International Airport. He blessed well-wishers and exchanged emotional farewells with Argentine President Javier Milei.

In Argentina, Pope Leo XIV celebrated an outdoor Mass attended by millions in the plaza facing the Basilica of Our Lady of Lujan, expressing gratitude to Argentina for the warm welcome. He highlighted his personal connection to the region, referring to both himself and Pope Francis as Popes connected to Argentina.

Peru accounts for half of Pope Leo XIV's itinerary on his South American tour. In addition to meeting President Fujimori in Lima, he is scheduled to meet Indigenous communities in Cusco and focus on environmental issues in Pucallpa, with a visit planned to Chiclayo, where he served as bishop for eight years.