'Peruvian pope' makes jubilant return to his second 'homeland'

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Pope Leo XIV arrived in Peru, where he spent two decades as a missionary, on the final leg of a Latin American tour. The visit is a nostalgic return to a country he has called a second homeland, following recent surgery for lung cancer.

Pope Leo XIV arrived in his "beloved" Peru on Wednesday, a nostalgic return to the nation where he spent two decades as a missionary before being tapped to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The 71-year-old pontiff landed in Lima on the last leg of an arduous three-nation Latin American tour, just weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer.