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"Right from the start," then-Father Prevost was "a simple man," said Father Jorge Majail. "As we say in Peru, 'He doesn't complicate life,'" or doesn't sweat the small stuff. The post Peru’s Augustinian friars remember ‘Monsignor Roberto’ as defender of ‘those who have nothing’ first appeared on OSV News.

In Chiclayo, Peru, where he was bishop 2015-2023, Pope Leo XIV is fondly remembered for prioritizing the poor, bringing the church closer to the people and embracing his adopted country. The post Faithful of Peru diocese celebrate papal election of man they regard as one of their own first appeared on OSV News.

As a missionary priest in Peru, and later bishop, the future Pope Leo XIV's enthusiasm "impressed me," said Augustinian Sister Carmen Toledano. "He had that desire of being close to the poorest." The post As missionary in Peru, future pope always close to the poorest, say Augustinian sisters first appeared on OSV News.