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May 8, 2025 at 1:10 pm

Rejoicing Peruvians see Pope Leo XIV as one of their own after his many years in Peru VIEW

Peruvians are elated after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country was elected pope and hoped he will...

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May 8, 2025 at 10:53 am

Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, known as the ‘saint of the north’ in Peru for his closeness to poor VIEW

Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States.

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April 13, 2025 at 6:25 pm

Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89 VIEW

Mario Vargas Llosa was the author of such celebrated novels as “The Time of the Hero” (La Ciudad y los Perros) and “Feast of the...

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February 11, 2025 at 12:37 pm

Pope Francis accepts the resignation of a Peruvian bishop accused of ignoring abuse

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of an influential Peruvian bishop, who has come under criticism for not doing enough to stop abuses committed by...

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January 20, 2025 at 9:20 am

Pope dissolves Peru-based conservative Catholic movement after abuses uncovered by Vatican

Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae.

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November 13, 2024 at 9:03 pm

China’s president unveils a megaport in Peru, but locals say they’re being left out VIEW

A remote fishing town on the edge of Peru’s coastal desert is the site for a $1.3 billion megaport majority-owned by the Chinese shipping giant...

• Business

November 7, 2024 at 11:59 am

Peru arrests the country’s soccer boss as part of a criminal investigation into fraud

Peruvian police have arrested the head of the country’s soccer federation as part of an investigation into fraud, extortion, money laundering and other crimes.

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October 21, 2024 at 4:11 pm

Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal VIEW

Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo has been sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.

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September 14, 2024 at 4:16 pm

Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s controversial former president, buried after 3 days of national mourning VIEW

Controversial former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been buried after three days of national mourning.

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September 13, 2024 at 4:37 pm

The birth of a spectacled bear brings joy to a farming community in Peru

A spectacled bear was born in a rescue center built by a Peruvian farming community that has protected these animals for more than two decades.

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