Pope Returns to Peru, Where Evangelicals Challenge Catholic Dominance

Scritto il 11/11/2026
da Julie Turkewitz and Marco Garro

Pope Leo spent nearly two decades in Peru, rising to bishop and becoming a citizen. But many Peruvians have turned away from Catholicism, seeking a more expressive and direct connection to God.Members of Agua Viva, a Pentecostal megachurch in Lima, Peru, attending a prayer concert.