Robert Prevost, as bishop of Chiclayo, initiated a process with the Vatican for the recognition of a 17th-century Eucharistic ...

Locals in Chiclayo, Peru, have fond memories of Leo’s work as bishop, but some question his record responding to abuse.

On his way to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto made a quick pit stop in ...

As a missionary and bishop in Peru ... reaching scandals in the church in Latin America. For years, there were allegations of abuse within the hugely influential Catholic society Sodalitium ...

The shrine church of La Virgen de la Puerta ... both local or from the surrounding villages, are part of the Catholic religious majority in Peru. But some other Peruvians — including non ...

In 1996, the percentage of Evangelicals in Peru corresponded to only 4.4 percent ... that the SCV’s downfall has impacted the Catholic Church’s public image. “The Church managed to keep ...

Pope Francis took the unusual decision Wednesday to expel 10 people – a bishop, priests and laypeople -- from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered ''sadistic'' ...

"He would say mass here, hug us and ask us how we were being treated in Peru." Bishop Prevost was a fierce advocate for migrants' rights here in Chiclayo. Now that he's the leader of the Catholic ...

Voting in Peru's presidential election next April ... "I think he wants to stress that he is the pope of the universal Catholic Church," Thompson said, "and not an American holding that position." ...