Pope Leo XIV continues his South America tour with a visit to Peru following stops in Uruguay and Argentina. Several outlets report that the country is preparing for his arrival in part by publicly marking his connection to Peru.

France 24 says the pope previously lived in Peru for several years, later becoming a Peruvian citizen, and notes that Peru has unveiled a giant statue in his honour ahead of the visit. Euronews similarly focuses on the unveiling in Callao and highlights that the pope served there previously as a missionary and bishop.

Free Malaysia Today adds a description of the statue itself, calling it a 14-metre white sculpture on Peru’s Pacific coast with arms outstretched, and presents it as the world’s tallest sculpture of a pope. Across the coverage, the common thread is the statue’s unveiling in Callao and its link to the pope’s time in Peru, while outlets differ mainly in statue details and the emphasis on the pope’s personal ties.