Pope crosses Peru in the finale of a trip home to visit flock high in Andes and deep in Amazon
An AP article on PBS News reports Pope Leo XIV's finale in Peru, where he visited Cusco, the former Inca capital, and Pucallpa in the Amazon, channeling Pope Francis' linking of care for the vulnerable with care for creation. The visit comes as illegal gold mining devastates the Amazon and threatens isolated Indigenous peoples like the Mashco Piro, and as the Pope is expected to address exploitation of Indigenous communities and sexual abuse of Awajún and Wampis girls.
