Overview
- During their ad limina visit at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV delivered formal guidance to Peru’s bishops, a day after making an unannounced visit to their fraternal lunch.
- He said the credibility of the Church’s message in Peru rests on real communion among pastors and with the People of God, urging the overcoming of divisions, self-promotion and isolation.
- He called for renewed fidelity to the Gospel through a clear, courageous and joyful proclamation that engages culture without losing Christian identity.
- He pressed for pastoral closeness and missionary dedication, asking bishops to draw near to their priests, seminarians, consecrated persons and especially the most fragile and needy.
- Framing the visit within the 300th anniversary of Saint Toribio de Mogrovejo’s canonization, he recalled his personal bond with Peru, entrusted the Church there to Our Lady of Mercy and imparted his Apostolic Blessing.