日本語要約

教皇レオ14世は2026年11月11日（現地時間）、ウルグアイ、アルゼンチンに続く南米訪問の最終訪問国ペルーに到着しました。リマの国立大劇場で行われた政府関係者、市民社会、外交団との集いで教皇は、宣教師として長年ペルーの人々と生活を共にし、2015年にペルー国籍を得たことを振り返り、「わたしは自分の祖国にも帰ってきたのです」と語りました。教皇庁の発表によると、リマでの歓迎には地元当局推計で約300万人が集まりました。翌12日、教皇はペルーの司教たちに、教理への忠実さと司牧的な寄り添いを結びつける牧者であるよう呼びかけ、聖職者による虐待に対しては真理と正義をもって応え、予防と保護の文化に取り組むよう求めました。訪問は11月17日まで続きます。

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lima on Wednesday, 11 November 2026 (local time), for the final leg of his 6–17 November apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the country where he served for decades as a missionary and later as Bishop of Chiclayo.

In his first address in Peru, to the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps at the Gran Teatro Nacional, the Pope recalled the years he spent sharing the lives of Peruvians and noted that he received Peruvian citizenship in 2015. “Now I return as the Successor of Peter, called to serve the universal Church,” he said, adding: “That is why I can tell you, with deep gratitude, that I am also returning to my homeland.”

Reuters reported that, according to a Vatican statement citing local officials, about 3 million people greeted the Pope on his arrival in Lima, the largest crowd of his pontificate so far. President Keiko Fujimori welcomed him at Callao Air Base.

On Thursday, 12 November, his first full day in the country, Pope Leo met Peru’s bishops in the chapel of the Archbishop’s Palace in Lima. According to Vatican News, he urged them to “combine doctrinal fidelity with pastoral closeness”, to learn from Peru’s saints, among them St Turibius of Mogrovejo and St Rose of Lima, and to find their perspective before the tabernacle. Addressing abuse committed by members of the clergy, he said the Church must respond “with truth, with justice, with forgiveness, with making amends”, and with an ever stronger commitment to prevention and protection of the weakest. The day also included Daytime Prayer in Lima Cathedral, a meeting on the challenges and hopes of the Peruvian people, and an evening prayer vigil with young people at the National Stadium.

The visit continues until 17 November and includes three days in Chiclayo, where he was bishop from 2015 to 2023.

Note from Evangelii Network Japan: Please join us in praying for the Holy Father and for the people of Peru during the final days of this journey.

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