Overview

• The Hermandad confirmed Lima and Callao processions for October 18, 19, 26, 28 and a final outing on November 1, with the next local departure on October 18.
• Organizers clarified there will be no Centro Histórico procession on Saturday, October 11.
• A joint communiqué set the Rome program for October 18–19, including the image’s entry into St. Peter’s Square on October 19 to receive a blessing from Pope León XIV.
• More than 700 devotees are expected to join alongside numerous brotherhoods from Europe, the United States and South America, with Vatican News streaming the events.
• Minsa will deploy medical brigades during the first five routes, and the Las Nazarenas Sanctuary is offering daily Masses with extended hours as the tradition rooted in quake-era, Afro-Peruvian and Christian syncretism draws large crowds.