Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in St. Peter's Square shortly after his election to the papacy, Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, May 9, 2025 ...

This guide to Peru religion covers Catholic and evangelical numbers, Pope Leo XIV's Peruvian ties and the big festivals, as of October 2026.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Iquitos Peru Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was held on Saturday, October 10, 2026.

Photo: Blessed Ascensión Nicol y Goñi between 1920 and 1930. Background: The Madre de Dios River in Puerto Maldonado, Peru. (photo: Wikimedia Commons / Shutterstock) Leaving behind the comforts of ...

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Hidden deep in the Peruvian Amazon, this mysterious 200m-high formation looks like a giant pyramid – but its secrets may go far beyond its unusual shape.

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My friend Larry and I traveled deep into the Peruvian Amazon to a remote village for a planned three-day stay. Two years earlier Larry had introduced me to the Amazon; this time I asked if we could ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Deforestation from illegal mining is visible in the Tambopata National Reserve in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, Aug. 11, 2026.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Peru faced the final day of a landmark hearing before a regional human rights court Friday over allegations that it failed to protect Indigenous ...