As reported by journalists of the MPP radio station, born in 1955 in Chicago Robert Prevost from the 1980s was associated with Peru, where he served as a missionary of the Augustinian order.
Double citizenship of the new pope
“He is strongly associated with Peru. He is one of us. He is a Peruvian” – Stated commentators said, specifying that the Peruvian ID card Robert Prevost received in August 2014.
The daily “El Comercio” from Lima also points to the close relationship of the new Pope from Peru, emphasizing that the new pope worked in this country, performing many tasks: from the missionary to the vice -chairman of the Peru Episcopal Conference, as well as the ordinary of the diocese.
“Robert Prevost became today the first pope of the American and Peruvian taking the name of Leon XIV,” the Peruvian newspaper wrote on Thursday, reminding that he was in Peru, among others bishop of the diocese of chiclayo.
The capital's daily publishes photos of Leon XIV from the period of service in Peru. One of them is the photograph of Prevosta alone traversing one of the Peruvian streets with a monstrance in his hands during the coronavirus pandemic.
Published in Lima, the capital of the country, the newspaper noted that Cardinal Prevost has gained recognition especially for closeness to ordinary people during his work in Peruas well as for the “innovative designs for young people” developed there.
The newspaper notes that the new pope is slightly associated with its native American church, because three years after priestly ordination, he began his service in Peru.
