{"id":79402,"date":"2026-03-15T13:25:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=79402"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:25:37","slug":"meet-the-priest-who-grew-up-in-the-peruvian-andes-and-was-confirmed-by-pope-leo-xiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/meet-the-priest-who-grew-up-in-the-peruvian-andes-and-was-confirmed-by-pope-leo-xiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Conozca al sacerdote que creci\u00f3 en los Andes peruanos y fue confirmado por el Papa Le\u00f3n XIV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Erlin P\u00e9rez V\u00e1squez was born on Dec. 8, 1999, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a coincidence that his family has come to see as a special sign of his vocation.He lived much of his life in Alfombrilla, a small town in the Santa Cruz province in the Andean district of Cajamarca, Peru, where, as he recounted, \u201cthere isn\u2019t even a pharmacy.\u201d Father Erlin P\u00e9rez V\u00e1squez celebrates his 26th birthday. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Erlin P\u00e9rez As he\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erlin P\u00e9rez V\u00e1squez was born on Dec. 8, 1999, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a coincidence that his family has come to see as a special sign of his vocation.He lived much of his life in Alfombrilla, a small town in the Santa Cruz province in the Andean district of Cajamarca, Peru, where, as he recounted, \u201cthere isn\u2019t even a pharmacy.\u201d Father Erlin P\u00e9rez V\u00e1squez celebrates his 26th birthday. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Erlin P\u00e9rez As he\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-79402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54364,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/vatican-grants-exemption-from-traditional-latin-mass-restrictions-to-texas-parish\/","url_meta":{"origin":79402,"position":0},"title":"Vatican grants exemption from Traditional Latin Mass restrictions to Texas parish","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"julio 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"An exemption to the restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass has been granted to a parish in the Archdiocese of San Angelo, Texas. \/ Credit: James Bradley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 2, 2025 \/ 14:51 pm (CNA). 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