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In Chiclayo, letters for ‘Msgr Robert’

'Always listening'

The Pillar
Jul 28, 2025
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In the cathedral of Chiclayo, Peru, just inside the entrance, sits a table with a thick book, filled with blank pages.

Before and after Mass, Catholics line up to write in that book — during busy times, they’re waiting more than an hour, sometimes. In the book, they’re writing messages to the man most remember as “Monsignor Robert” — known to the rest of…

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