Editing Peru (section)

===Religion===
{{main|Religion in Peru}}
[[File:La Basílica Catedral de Arequipa 03.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa]]]]
Roman Catholicism has been the predominant faith in Peru for centuries, albeit religious practices have a high degree of [[syncretism]] with Indigenous traditions.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Budde |first=Michael L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6tJ0DQAAQBAJ&dq=syncretism+with+Indigenous+traditions+Peru&pg=PA201 |title=Beyond the Borders of Baptism: Catholicity, Allegiances, and Lived Identities |date=2016-09-02 |publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers |isbn=978-1-4982-0473-6 |language=en}}</ref> Two of its universities, [[Pontifical Catholic University of Peru]] and Universidad Católica San Pablo, are among the country's five top universities.<ref>World University Ranking 2023, Times Higher Education, https://www.times {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127230006/https://times/ |date=27 January 2022}} highereducation.com > world-ranking</ref> As of the 2017 census, 76% of the population over 12 years old described themselves as [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]; 14.1% as [[Evangelical Protestant|Evangelical]]; 4.8% as Protestant, Jewish, [[Latter-day Saints]], and [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]; and 5.1% as nonreligious.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://es.statista.com/grafico/28553/las-religiones-mas-comunes-en-latinoamerica/ |title=Catholicism and evangelism: the two most common religions in Latin America |website=Statista |date=26 October 2022 |access-date=18 November 2022 |archive-date=19 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119004809/https://es.statista.com/grafico/28553/las-religiones-mas-comunes-en-latinoamerica/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Amerindian religious traditions continue to play a major role in the beliefs of Peruvians. Catholic festivities like [[Corpus Christi (feast)|Corpus Christi]], [[Holy Week]] and Christmas sometimes blend with Amerindian traditions. Pre-Columbian Amerindian festivities remain widespread; [[Inti Raymi]], an ancient Inca festival, is still celebrated, especially in rural communities.

The majority of towns, cities, and villages have their own official church or cathedral and [[patron saint]]. The two saints of Peru are [[Rose of Lima]], the first Saint of the Americas, and [[Martin de Porres]]. The largest cathedral in Peru is the [[Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima]]. Other notable churches and cathedrals are the [[Cusco Cathedral]] [[Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa]] and the [[Basilica of Santo Domingo, Lima|Basilica of Santo Domingo]].

On 8 May 2025, naturalized Peruvian citizen [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal]] Robert Francis Prevost, the former [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiclayo|Bishop of Chiclayo]] (2015–2023), was [[2025 papal conclave|elected]] [[Pope]] of the Catholic Church. He took the name [[Pope Leo XIV|Leo XIV]] and became the second pope from the Americas after his Argentinian predecessor, [[Pope Francis|Francis]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collyns |first1=Dan |title='The pope is Peruvian': elation in country where pontiff served as bishop |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/08/pope-leo-xiv-peru-latin-america |access-date=9 May 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=8 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250509010417/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/08/pope-leo-xiv-peru-latin-america |archive-date=9 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>