Peru allocates 63.2 million soles for Pope Leo XIV's visit

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The Peruvian government, led by President Keiko Fujimori and Finance Minister Elmer Cuba, authorized a transfer of 63.2 million soles (US$18.8 million) from the Finance Ministry’s contingency reserve to the Foreign Ministry to fund Pope Leo XIV’s visit from November 11 to 16, 2026. The visit, officially declared a matter of national interest, will see the Pope travel to Lima, Chiclayo, Cusco, and Pucallpa. As the first American pope and a former bishop of Chiclayo, Leo XIV is expected to draw over one million pilgrims to a central Mass at Las Pampas de Pimentel. The government mandated that these funds be used strictly for goods and services related to the visit.

Consequences

The visit is projected to generate approximately 150 million soles (US$44.7 million) in local economic activity through spending on services such as transport, lodging, and dining. Authorities are implementing special security and logistics plans to manage the anticipated large-scale crowds across the four destination cities.

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