Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to return to Peru for a visit in November, according to Vatican and media reports. The Vatican announces a Latin America trip running from November 6 to 17, with the pope expected to be in Peru from November 11 until the end of the visit. Multiple outlets describe the trip as an 8-to-10 day timeframe and list planned stops that include Lima, Chiclayo, Cusco, Piura and Pucallpa.
Pope Leo XIV is an American-born pope who previously served in Peru as a missionary and bishop for nearly two decades, including serving as bishop of Chiclayo. The proposed itinerary is presented as a return to his former diocese and his “adopted home.”
One report notes that Peru’s interim president, José María Balcázar, has indicated the visit will occur in the first half of November 2026, while adding that the Vatican has not yet officially confirmed the trip in that context. In parallel, other sources cite a Vatican announcement for the broader November dates and the Peru portion. The visit would be the first papal trip to Peru since Pope Francis’s January 2018 visit, based on the reporting.
