#Perú

The facade of the Catedral de Santa María in Chiclayo, where the coronation rite was held, in a 2018 photograph.

Apostolic journey

Leo XIV crowns the Immaculate Virgin in Chiclayo, the diocese he led for eight years

Pope Leo XIV greets the crowd in St Peter's Square in his first public appearance as pontiff, on May 8, 2025.

Leo XIV lands in Peru, the country whose citizenship he holds, for a six-day visit

Peruvian Foreign Minister Carlos Espá, in a photograph released by Peru's Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores in August 2026.

Peru and Russia

Peru presses Russia for verifiable information on 459 citizens recruited to fight in Ukraine

Lima's Teatro Municipal, host of the 2026 gala, pictured in 2015.

Lima hosts The World's 50 Best Restaurants gala on Wednesday, the first ever held in Peru

Pope Leo XIV during an audience with the media in May 2025.

Apostolic journey

Leo XIV lands in Montevideo on Friday to open an 11-day journey through Uruguay, Argentina and Peru

Leo XIV during an audience with the media at the Vatican on 12 May 2025.

Pope Leo XIV's first South American tour begins on 6 November: 12 days, 10 cities and three countries

The container terminal at the port of Valparaíso, Chile, seen from the Paseo 21 de Mayo in 2017.

ECLAC expects Latin American goods exports to rise 20% in 2026, with Peru in the lead