The Return of the Pachamama

The Return of the Pachamama

Author: Crisis Magazine March 24, 2026 Duration: 39:46
It was recently discovered that Fr. Robert Prevost—the future Pope Leo XIV—likely participated in a pachamama ritual in 1995 when he was a South American missionary priest. What are Catholics to do with this information?

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