- Pope Leo XIV will visit Peru Nov. 11–16, returning to the country where he served for decades as a missionary and later became a Peruvian citizen.
- A new Andean-style hymn, "Leon, Hermano del Camino," will be sung by the Aguchita youth choir to honor Maria Agustina "Aguchita" Rivas, a nun killed by Shining Path rebels and beatified in 2022.
- The visit arrives amid recent political change — President Keiko Fujimori took office in July — and recalls Peru’s brutal Shining Path conflict that left around 69,000 dead or missing.
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