'Peruvian pope' makes jubilant return to his second 'homeland'
Verified: 21 outlets in 12 countries have reported this story since Nov 11.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in his "beloved" Peru on Wednesday, a nostalgic return to the nation where he spent two decades as a missionary before being tapped to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The 71-year-old pontiff landed in Lima on the last leg of an arduous three-nation Latin American tour, just weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer.
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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· you’re reading this'Peruvian pope' makes jubilant return to his second 'homeland'france24.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 11:58 AM UTC+25 hMillions faithfuls welcome Pope Leo XIV in Perumaravipost.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover Pope Leo XIV's return to Peru, the same event as Report 1, and none conflicts with its facts.
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1h ago'Peruvian pope' makes jubilant return to his second 'homeland' Pope Leo XIV arrived in his "beloved" Peru on Wednesday, a nostalgic return to the nation where he spent two decades as a missionary before being tapped to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The 71-year-old pontiff landed in Lima on the last leg of an arduous three-nation Latin American tour, just weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer.
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