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LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV tells Chiclayo students faith is a torch in the confusion
"What a joy it is to return to Chiclayo!" The pope spent Friday in his former diocese with a Mass for 500,000, a rose for Our Lady and a talk to students, before ending the day with priests.
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Pope Leo returned to Chiclayo, Peru, the diocese where he served as bishop, for a full day of encounters, witness and a message of hope.
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