Overview
- A replica of the Señor de los Milagros was carried along Via della Conciliazione into the Vatican, received a blessing in St. Peter’s Square, and was honored with a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica led by Cardinal Pedro Barreto.
- Organizers reported broad international participation, including 16 hermandades from Europe and the United States and a performance by 90 children from a Paris music school, with thousands of faithful gathered in the square.
- In Arequipa, the fourth route on Oct. 20 included a visit to the Carlos Alberto Seguín Escobedo hospital and a modified path through Yanahuara and Cayma, with officials advising traffic precautions and a fifth route set for Oct. 21.
- In Lima’s third route, the image visited the Dos de Mayo and Guillermo Almenara hospitals and received an institutional homage at the Palace of Justice, with the next outing scheduled for Oct. 26 to Callao for the first time in two decades.
- In Ica, the Señor de Luren began its Bajada and first overnight procession on Oct. 20, concluding with a central Mass on Oct. 21, drawing large local crowds and reaffirming regional devotion.