Pope Leo XIV returns to the Peru he calls home

FOX 7 Español's brief report connects the crowds welcoming the pontiff with the decades he spent serving in Peru.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 130,584 views a day, 66 times a normal first day on this channel (1,978).

Una multitud récord recibe al papa León en Perú | FOX 7 Español

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Chicago was his birthplace, but Peru is where Pope Leo XIV says he learned to be a priest. That connection anchors FOX 7 Español's report on his return to the country to conclude a Latin American tour.

Presenter Amanda Salinas narrates footage of the pope greeting a crowd from a vehicle, followed by images of him celebrating Mass. She explains that he spent more than two decades in Peru as a missionary priest and bishop, holds both American and Peruvian citizenship, and considers the country his second homeland. The welcome is described as record-breaking in the video's title, though the report gives no crowd count.

The Spanish-language Short drew about 73,000 views in its first nine hours, an unusually fast start for FOX 7 Austin's short-form uploads.

For viewers encountering the first North American pope through this brief dispatch, Salinas supplies the connection that makes the visit more than another stop: his years in Peru were spent serving there, not simply visiting.

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The numbers

The Peru report is drawing views much faster than FOX 7 Austin's usual Shorts. Its total so far is already well beyond a typical full first day.

the video's first day

usual first day here

1,978

this video

130,584

subscribers

194,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

125,995,195

views per day

27,808

typical day: 77,634

the video

views

73,411

likes

429

comments

22

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

CBS News Sacramento

211,000

CBS Pittsburgh

210,000

FOX 7 Austin

194,000

CHCH News

181,000

WJZ

179,000

CBS Colorado

175,000

As of November 13, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

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