Peru’s Ministry of Culture recently revealed the archaeological site of Peñico after eight years of research and conservation ...

Also known as Centro, downtown Lima is a fascinating collision of regal European architecture and a bustling Latin American ...

In the same period, the proportion of Evangelicals grew from 8.4 percent in 2024 to 11.3 percent in 2025. The percentage of Peruvians who declared they don’t have any religion increased from 11. ...

Pope Leo's work with migrants began in 2017, when thousands of Venezuelans started to arrive in Peru with little money and no residency papers. The country has become one of the main destinations for ...

In the lead-up to his papacy, Chiclayo, Peru’s fifth largest city, has played a central role in Leo XIV’s rise through the Catholic Church. Since 1985, Leo has served in various Catholic ...

But as a scholar of religion in Latin America, I believe that it is his time in Peru that has best prepared him to take on the challenges of directing the global Catholic Church.

In a remarkable archaeological breakthrough, scientists have uncovered a 5,000-year-old ceremonial temple buried beneath the sand dunes of northwestern Peru. This discovery, located in the complex of ...

Archaeologists recently found the lost ruins of a ceremonial temple—covered in sand and 4,000 to 5,000 years old—in northwestern Peru. The excavation team first discovered the walls, and ...

Pope Leo XIV, left, is flanked by Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, second from left, after his meeting with the College of Cardinals in the New Synod Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, May 10, 2025 ...

Some signs about the future emerge The Vatican, meanwhile, provided hints of its own about the Leo pontificate: It revealed Saturday that Leo would retain the motto and coat of arms that he had as ...

In another hint of his priorities, the Vatican revealed that Leo, a member of the Augustinian religious order, would retain the motto and coat of arms that he had as bishop of Chiclayo, Peru. The ...

Leo XIV: The modest missionary in Peru who became the first American pope Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops ...