In Peru, Pope Leo saw youth as the present and the future of the church

In Peru, Pope Leo saw youth as the present and the future of the church

As bishop of Chiclayo in northern Peru, the future Pope Leo XIV prioritized young people, dedicating time and attention to diocesan and parochial youth groups.

As an approachable and modest man, a skillful administrator with a sharp mind, committed to both the orthodoxy of Catholic teaching and tenderness in open dialogue with others – the faithful of the Peruvian diocese of Chiclayo remembered their bishop, Robert Prevost. On Monday, Leo XIV received in audience the priests, religious and laity of the diocese in which he exercised his episcopal ministry from 2014 to 2023.   During the article The fait…

In Peru, Pope Leo saw youth as the present and the future of the Church

CHICLAYO, Peru (OSV News) — Young people in the former Peruvian diocese of Pope Leo XIV used to gather in a parish parking lot behind the bishop’s residence, where they would rehearse music and dance, worship and make noise into the night — all within earshot of then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost. “We knew the priests would be upset” because the gatherings dragged on, recalled Cristina Nombera Bazán, former director of youth ministries in the Diocese…

CHICLAYO, Peru — Young people in the former Peruvian diocese of Pope Leo XIV used to get in a parish parking lot behind the Bishop’s residence, where they would read music and dance, worship and make noise into the night — all without early of then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost.“We knew the priests would be upset” scholarship the collectings dragged on, recollected Cristina Nombera Bazán, former director of youth ministries in the Diocese of Chiclayo…