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Peru to spend $18 million organizing Pope Leo XIV’s visit

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Peru authorized the transfer of 63.2 million soles, or $18 million, to organize Pope Leo XIV’s visit from Nov. 11 to 16.
  • The money will come from the Finance Ministry’s contingency reserve and will be added to the Foreign Ministry’s budget for goods and services.
  • The Peruvian Church has also launched a national collection to help cover expenses, describing it as an act of shared participation.

Peru has authorized 63.2 million soles, equivalent to $18 million, to organize Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the country from Nov. 11 to 16.

A supreme decree published in the official gazette directs the Economy and Finance Ministry to transfer the money from its contingency reserve to the Foreign Ministry. The funds will be added to the ministry’s current spending budget under goods and services. The Foreign Ministry must approve the allocation of the transferred resources within five days.

The decree, signed by President Keiko Fujimori and Economy and Finance Minister Elmer Cuba, states that the money cannot be used for purposes other than those for which it was transferred. Leo XIV is expected to visit Lima, Chiclayo, Cusco and Pucallpa during his stay.

It is an act of national fraternity: each person, parish and community, according to their means, can participate in this great ecclesial event. It does not matter how much is given, but the heart with which it is shared.

· Guillermo IncaThe Peruvian Episcopal Conference official described the purpose of the national collection for the visit.

The Peruvian Church launched a national collection on Thursday to cover part of the costs of the papal visit. Guillermo Inca, secretary general of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference and coordinator of the visit, said the collection was intended as more than fundraising. “It is an act of national fraternity: each person, parish and community, according to their means, can participate in this great ecclesial event. It does not matter how much is given, but the heart with which it is shared,” he said.

Carlos García Camader, president of the Episcopal Conference, urged Peruvians to prepare collectively for the pope’s arrival. Leo XIV, born in Chicago, acquired Peruvian nationality in 2015 and spent more than 20 years in pastoral work in the country, from missionary to bishop. His work in the Diocese of Chiclayo later led Pope Francis to summon him to the Vatican.

This visit must be prepared by everyone with everyone, which means that we must all inspire this entire Peruvian people that is ready to receive the presence of the Lord in the figure of his vicar.

· Carlos García CamaderThe Episcopal Conference president called for collective preparation for the pope’s arrival.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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