Summary
Pope Leo XIV visited Santa Cruz de Succhabamba, a remote town in Peru’s Andes where he previously served as a bishop. At an outdoor Mass, he spoke about migration, falling birth rates and unequal access to resources, which he said were putting communities under strain.Key Facts
- About 6,000 people live in Santa Cruz de Succhabamba, while roughly 20,000 people attended the papal visit, according to the Vatican.
- Pope Leo served as bishop of the Diocese of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023 and visited Santa Cruz several times a year.
- He arrived in Santa Cruz by helicopter on Saturday and later toured the town in a popemobile.
- More than 40% of Cajamarca region residents live in poverty, the highest rate in Peru, according to official data.
- Cajamarca has lost more people to internal migration than any other Peruvian region; 729,000 people born there now live elsewhere in the country.
- Pope Leo said migration, declining birth rates and unequal distribution of resources were causing hardship for communities.
- Peru is the longest stop on Pope Leo’s first Latin America tour, a 12-day trip that also includes Argentina and Uruguay.
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