LIMA, Nov 13 (Bernama-dpa) -- Pope Leo XIV's handwritten application for Peruvian citizenship has been declared part of the country's national cultural heritage as the US-born pontiff visits what he considers his second home, reported German Press Agency (dpa).
Pope Leo's Citizenship Application Declared Cultural Heritage In Peru
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- Peru's Culture Ministry announced the decision as millions of people welcomed the pope to the streets of the capital Lima following his arrival on Wednesday evening.
- In 2015, Robert Francis Prevost, an Augustinian priest from Chicago, applied for Peruvian citizenship to become bishop of Chiclayo, a major city in northern Peru.
- Pope Leo, formerly known in Peru as "Padre Roberto", is in the country as part of a 12-day tour of South America and is due to stay until Monday.
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