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Pope condemns racism in Peru

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Pope Leo XIV condemned discrimination against Afro-Peruvians during his visit to Peru, recalling slavery and meeting Indigenous and Afro-Peruvian communities in Zaña.

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Pope Leo XIV climbed into the cockpit of a Peruvian Air Force helicopter on Saturday and rode between the two pilots, headset on, on his way into the Andes.

As bishop of Chiclayo, he made the same trip to Santa Cruz de Succhabamba in a Mahindra pickup, and on horseback where the road gave out.
November 15, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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I really don't like to make everything about Pope Leo about American politics, because it isn't. But let's also just acknowledge that this video of devout Catholics in Peru at an event with Pope Leo is Trump & Vance's greatest nightmare. True Christians.
Thousands of people gather to attend an event with Pope Leo XIV...
Thousands of people gather to attend an event with Pope Leo XIV during the final stop of his visit to Peru, in the town of Santa Cruz de Succhabamba, Lima, Peru, on November 14, 2026.
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November 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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While Trump's christian nationalist leaders like Franklin Graham revel in injustice, here's Pope Leo's message.

Pope in Santa Cruz: Jesus calls Church to heed unanswered cries for justice
Pope in Santa Cruz: Jesus calls Church to heed unanswered cries for justice - Vatican News
Celebrating Mass in Santa Cruz, in the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, Pope Leo XIV says the unanswered cry for justice “on the lips of so many men and ...
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November 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM