(18 Sep 2025)
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Lima, Peru – 18 September 2025
1. A copy of Leo XIV. Citizen of the World, Missionary of the 21st Century by Elise Ann Allen is placed in the display window of the SBS bookstore on the day of its launch in Peru
2. The Pope’s book in the recommended books section
3. Bookstore manager holding Pope Leo XIV’s book
4. Close-up of the book
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Kyrlla Acuña, bookstore manager:
"Today is the book launch. We have high expectations here in bookstores, especially in the provinces as well, since this person is very, very esteemed by Peruvians."
6. Various of Acuña holding the book
7. Various of book
8. Acuña places the book about Pope Leo XIV in the recommended books section
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Kyrlla Acuña, bookstore manager:
"It provides us with more firsthand information from him, since in his other books, they are mostly biographies told by third parties. However, in this book, we can delve a little deeper into what he thinks as a person and what he has experienced in this recent period."
10. Acuña placing a copy on a high shelf
11. Book
STORYLINE:
Pope Leo XIV addresses Donald Trump, the clergy sexual abuse crisis, LGBTQ+ Catholics, and the Vatican’s relations with China in a new biography launched Thursday in Peru.
The book, “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the 21st Century,” was written by Vatican correspondent Elise Ann Allen of the news site Crux. It includes a lengthy interview with the pontiff, released in full alongside the book.
Publisher Penguin Random House described the work as “a comprehensive and unprecedented portrait of the new pope.” The biography traces Leo’s life “from his childhood in Chicago and his early vocation as an Augustinian to his years as a missionary in Peru and his leadership in the Vatican,” according to the publisher’s website.
“Today is the book launch, and we have high expectations, especially in provincial bookstores, since this figure is highly esteemed by Peruvians,” said Kyrlla Acuña, manager of SBS bookstore in Lima.
In the interview, Leo reflected on his relationship with the Trump administration, the Church’s handling of sexual abuse, efforts to welcome LGBTQ+ Catholics, and the Holy See’s diplomacy with Beijing.
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Produced by Mauricio Muñoz
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