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LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV tells Peru's youth 'You are the sign of hope'
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday met with Peruvian bishops and faithful outside Lima's cathedral, then told some 60,000 young people at a stadium vigil: "You are the sign of hope!"
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Pope Leo returned to Chiclayo, Peru, the diocese where he served as bishop, on Friday and celebrated Mass in the Pampas de Pimentel. Later he will meet with religious leaders and university students.
About 1.5 million members of his former flock turned out to greet the pontiff.
Papal health clinics will provide free medical care to the poor ahead of a lunch between Pope Leo XIV and 1,300 people in need on Nov. 22.
