The Peruvian government has imposed a night-time curfew in Pataz province, where 13 kidnapped mine workers were killed last ...

The men were killed in a region that has seen growing conflict over access to ore in recent years. The mine has also been a ...

Supe, to which the buried woman belonged, are recognized as one of 6 societies that originated human civilization.

The 69-year-old will become Leo XIV as he succeeds the late Pope Francis, who brought the Peruvian-American to the Vatican ...

Peruvian mining sector worker Frank Monzón was aware of the risks, but the lure of gold deep in the Andean rock of northern ...

When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John Prevost turned on his ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, May 8 — the first pope from the United States.

Born in Chicago, he is the first pontiff from North America who also served as bishop of Chiclayo and has Peruvian ...

In Peru's Pataz province, illegal gold mining has led to violence, claiming 13 lives in a tragic incident. Despite gold's ...

Mayor of Pataz, Aldo Carlos Mariño, stated on Tuesday that President Dina Boluarte privately promised a full investigation into the killing of 13 miners but contradicted that commitment by publicly ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, has a Pennsylvania connection. He graduated from Villanova University.