EWTN News presents Pope Leo’s Peru, a one-hour special report by Jonathan Liedl examining the missionary roots of Pope Leo XIV’s ministry. Filmed on location in northern Peru, the program highlights Pope Leo’s years of pastoral services as a missionary in rural Chulucanas, a pastor in the port city of Trujillo, and bishop of the diocese of Chiclayo. Through first-hand accounts of those who knew him, it offers a moving portrait of a shepherd formed by faith, service, and closeness to all—traits that continue to shape Pope Leo’s leadership of the universal Church today.
0:00 – History Is Made: An American Pope
0:43 – A Spanish Shout‑Out to Peru
1:19 – Why Peru Explains Pope Leo
2:05 – “Peruano de Corazón”: The People Claim Him
3:27 – Peru 101: Land, People, and First Assignments
5:32 – First Mission Stop: Chulucanas
6:05 – Floods, Shining Path, and Jumping In
6:37 – Altar Servers Remember a Different Kind of Priest
7:27 – Rock Concerts, Youth Group, and Vocation Seeds
8:32 – From Chulucanas Youth to World Youth: AI and Real Friendship
9:55 – A Tiny Room, a Simple Life, a Holy Mentor
11:07 – “El Padre de los Pobres” and a Future Saint
12:02 – Hector, Mildred, and a Godfather Who Became Pope
15:05 – “Peru Has Formed a Pope”
16:22 – Trujillo: Eleven Years that Shaped a Pastor
19:36 – Building a Parish from a Tent
22:12 – “Take the Church Out”: Evangelization in Action
24:03 – Half a Life in Peru, A Bridge to Pope Francis
26:01 – Becoming Bishop of Chiclayo and a Night with Santo Toribio
30:06 – The All‑Terrain Bishop: 4×4 Roads, Remote Villages, and a Pope on the Move
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