In a handwritten message to Archbishop Lizardo Estrada Herrera, Leo XIV expresses his “heartfelt condolences” on the death of Archbishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia of Cusco, who died on 30 October aged 74 after a long illness. The Pope remembers him as a “selfless pastor who, for years and with unwavering fidelity, devoted his life to the service of God and the Church”, entrusts him to the intercession of Our Lady of Bethlehem, “Mamacha Belén”, and reaffirms his “desire to pray with you during my upcoming visit to Cusco”, scheduled for 15 November.