Jubilant Peruvians Celebrate New Pope At Mass In Adoptive City

Fuente: International Business Times

Chiclayo's Bishop Edinson Farfan praised the new pope's 'big heart' and closeness to the poor AFP Thousands of Catholics gathered on Saturday for an outdoor mass in the Peruvian city of Chiclayo to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, who for years lived, ate and prayed among them. The first American head of the Catholic Church spent nine years in the commercial hub along the Pacific coast, where he is claimed as one of their one. Chiclayo "is a simple town that he loved deeply and that he continues to carry in his heart," Chiclayo Bishop Edinson Farfan told a packed congregation at St Mary's Cathedral.