Pope Leo XIV gets a nearly fourteen-meter statue in Peru

In brief

Artists in Callao, Peru, are creating a statue of Pope Leo XIV that stands nearly 14 meters tall. Local officials intend to complete the monument before the Pope's planned visit to Peru in November.

The statue is expected to be the largest depiction of the current Pope in the world. Leo XIV has close ties to the country, having served there for many years as a missionary and a bishop, and he also holds citizenship.