LIMA — Born in Chicago. But when Pope Leo XIV landed in Peru on Wednesday for the final leg of his tour of South America, the cleric formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost returned home. Landing at an air force base on the outer edge of the capital, the Pope appeared emotional as he was greeted by euphoric crowds. For a pope naturalized as a Peruvian citizen in 2015, a remarkable crowd of some 3 million people – a record for his papacy – lined the route of his welcoming convoy for miles into the city, some crying, others raising their hands in prayer, most with cell phones. They roared when their adopted son returned.
