Before he became the new pope, Robert Prevost was the bishop of Chiclayo, a city in the north of Peru, where many describe him as a key leader who helped guide them through tough times. The post ‘The pope put us on the world’s radar’: Residents of Peruvian city talk about Pope Leo XIV’s impact on their diocese appeared first on The World from PRX.

The announcement proved to be historic, as Pope Leo XIV emerged as the first American pope in history.

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, was calling his brother John Prevost while he in the middle of an interview with Obed Lamy, a video journalist for the Associated Press.