The crowd walks down the street after Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at an outdoor open esplanade in Santa Cruz de Succhabamba, Peru, Nov. 14, 2026. (OSV News/Reuters/Angela Ponce)

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In the Peruvian community the former Robert Prevost previously ministered, "we understand his message well, and we understand where he is leading [church]," one person said. 

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