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“Let’s value women!” : in Lima, the appeal of Leo XIV against machismo

During an exchange in Lima, the Pope launched an “urgent appeal” in favor of women and little girls

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During his second day in Peru, Leo XIV called for the valorization and protection of women and girls in front of 40,000 people in Lima.
Some 60,000 young people took part in a vigil at the national stadium, while 300,000 people followed the event from outdoor plazas.
The pope, former bishop of Chiclayo until 2023, continues his visit Friday to this coastal city in the north of the country.

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Leo XIV visits Peru. He served as bishop of Chiclayo until 2023. The country is presided over by Keiko Fujimori.

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The images will capture the atmosphere of the vigil with the Pope, Thursday evening, in the Estadio Nacional in Lima, where some 60,000 young people were able to enter while around 300,000 people followed the event on outdoor esplanades. But the most striking message of Leo XIV's second day in Peru was devoted to women, their place in society and in the Church as well as their defense. A theme he should speak about again this Friday in Chiclayo, where his visit to Peru, a country chaired by Keiko Fujimori, continues. It is also in this coastal city, in the north of the country, that Leo XIV was bishop until 2023.

“Let’s value women! Let’s protect and respect little girls!” therefore launched Leo “The recognition of human dignity requires,” said the Bishop of Rome, “to promote…

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Leo XIV is expected to once again address the place of women in society and the Church during his speech in Chiclayo on Friday.
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