Millions faithfuls welcome Pope Leo XIV in Peru
Verified: 21 outlets in 12 countries have reported this story since Nov 11.
LIMA-(MaraviPost)-Pope Leo XIV has received an extraordinary welcome in Peru, with an estimated three million people lining the streets of Lima to greet him during a deeply emotional return to the country where he spent more than two decades serving as a missionary. According to reports by Reuters, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and Vatican…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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- Nov 11, 11:10 AM UTCFirst reportPeruvian homecoming: Pope Leo returns to the country that shaped his path to the papacycyprusnews.eu ↗
- Nov 11, 11:54 AM UTC+44 min"Welcome Home": Peru awaits Pope Leo's emotional "homecoming"france24.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 3:37 PM UTC · +4 h
- Nov 11, 8:08 PM UTC+9 hPope Leo returns to what is expected to be a national party in his second homeland of Peruabcnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 9:20 AM UTC+22 hPope Leo returns to beloved former home of Chiclayo, Peruabcnews.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 9:48 AM UTC+23 hPeru: Pope Leo XIV returns to his adopted homeland on historic visitafricanews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 10:41 AM UTC+24 h'Peruvian pope' makes jubilant return to his second 'homeland'france24.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 11:58 AM UTC+25 h· you’re reading thisMillions faithfuls welcome Pope Leo XIV in Perumaravipost.com ↗
[Claude] All three are about Pope Leo XIV's welcome in Peru; Report 2 gives a smaller crowd figure, which is not a contradiction of the millions reported in Report 1.
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