# Pope’s visit to Latin America: In Peru, Leo XIV seen as a native son

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/popes-visit-to-latin-america-in-peru-leo-xiv-seen-as-a-native-son/
- Published: 2026-11-06T10:14:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T11:20:12+00:00
- Original publisher: Le Monde (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/11/06/pope-s-visit-to-latin-america-in-peru-leo-xiv-seen-as-a-native-son_6773201_4.html
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Leo XIV is returning to Peru, where he spent more than 20 years.
- His Peru visit follows surgery to remove a lung lobe.
- His speeches may carry weight amid political and church divisions.

## Summary

Newly available details show Pope Leo XIV is expected to use his six-day visit to Peru to address corruption, crime and protection of Amazonian communities, while engaging a deeply divided Church. The trip carries personal significance: he spent more than 20 years in Peru and became a Peruvian citizen, and many there regard him as one of their own.

The 71-year-old is making the 6–17 November tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru despite recent surgery to remove a lung lobe containing a malignant tumour. His demanding schedule includes 12 flights, 40 speeches and nine large Masses; in Peru he is due to meet President Keiko Fujimori and travel from the coast to the Andes and Amazon. Observers also expect his visit to test his ability to build bridges across political and church divisions in a region home to roughly half the world’s Catholics.

## Coverage

- [Le Monde: Pope’s visit to Latin America: In Peru, Leo XIV seen as a native son](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/11/06/pope-s-visit-to-latin-america-in-peru-leo-xiv-seen-as-a-native-son_6773201_4.html)
- [NPR: After cancer surgery, Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip](https://www.npr.org/2026/11/06/nx-s1-6032454/pope-leo-latin-america-trip)

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