Pope Leo XIV Arrives in Pucallpa, Peru, for First Papal Visit to the Amazon City

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Pucallpa, Peru, on Sunday, Nov. 15, for the Amazon city’s first papal visit. His plane landed at 2:23 p.m. local time after a flight from Cusco. A delegation and crowds waving flags welcomed him at the airport before he headed to meet Indigenous representatives and missionaries.

Amazon gathering and Mass

The Vatican scheduled the meeting for 3 p.m. at the Malecón Puerto Callao in Yarinacocha. The pope is due to celebrate Mass at 4:45 p.m. at the Ucayali Regional Sports Complex before flying back to Lima in the evening.

Earlier Sunday, Leo led the Angelus prayer outside Cusco Cathedral. The stop in Pucallpa comes on the penultimate day of his South American trip, which also took him to Uruguay and Argentina.