VIDEO: Pope Leo XIV gets confused in languages ​​and laughs while saying Mass in Italian in Peru

Pope Leo XIV shared a relaxed moment with the faithful this Friday (13).

At a mass in Lima, during his visit to Latin America, the pontiff began the celebration for the Peruvian faithful in Italian. Soon after, Leo XIV laughed and switched to Spanish, a language spoken in Peru.

"Sorry! I'm here, at home, and speaking Italian", said Leo XIV, causing laughter from the faithful.

Born in the USA, the pontiff lived for more than 20 years in Peru, the country that made him a bishop and granted him local citizenship.

Large crowds gathered on the outskirts of the city of Chiclayo, in northern Peru, this Friday (13). The arrival of Leo XIV in the city marks the main point of the pontiff's 12-day trip through South America.

The plane that took the pontiff was decorated with "#LeaoXIVVoltaParaCasa" stickers.

After disembarking, he celebrates an open-air mass with the people who knew him as a bishop for eight years.

The Peruvians arrived on foot and in lines of vehicles to an arid field on the outskirts of Chiclayo, a city 10,700 km from Rome, where the former Robert Prevost, elected leader of the Catholic Church last year, is still described as "Father" (Father) or "Amigo" (Friend).

Shouts of "Pope Leo is here!" and "The Pope is from Chiclayo!" echoed across the field.

Some people camped out all night in the field before mass, while others arrived early on Friday morning. Many were forced to walk part of the route to avoid the cars that formed a kilometer queue.

Born in Chicago, USA, Leo XIV is visiting Peru on the exciting final leg of a trip through three Latin American countries — Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.

In just over a week in South America, Leo attracted around 10 million people to public events. He declared on Wednesday (12) that the country where he served as a missionary for around 20 years is his homeland.

Leo XIV will remain in the region until Sunday to lead eight events, including a private dinner with the priests who were once subordinate to him as bishop.

Chiclayo, the fourth largest city in Peru, where agriculture supports the economy, has a population of around 620,000.

Crowds attending Leo's visit to Peru were the largest of his 18-month papacy, with around 3 million people gathering in Lima on Wednesday following his arrival from Argentina.

Authorities in Chiclayo estimated that 1 million people could attend the mass held there.

Leo XIV, who began his tour of South America less than a month after surgery for lung cancer, has been in fine form on one of the most intense international trips organized for a pope in decades.