Peru: ambulance helicopter for Pope Leo XIV on the leg to Santa Cruz de Succhabamba

Peru trip: a Peruvian Air Force (FAP) helicopter equipped as an ambulance will accompany Pope Leo XIV on the leg to Santa Cruz de Succhabamba (Cajamarca), about 2,000 metres above sea level, with medical support for possible respiratory problems, since the helicopter's cabin is not pressurised. Juan Bytton, general secretary of the apostolic visit for the Archdiocese of Lima, said so at a meeting with the Foreign Press Association in Peru (APEP). Small changes to the programme are being studied, such as using a lift instead of stairs at Lima Cathedral, and using the two popemobiles for as many transfers as possible. "Objetivamente no tenemos ninguna comunicación oficial de algún cambio (sobre la realización del viaje), pero tenemos que tener todas las condiciones para que tenga un viaje tranquilo" ("Objectively, we have no official communication of any change [regarding whether the trip goes ahead], but we must have all the conditions in place for him to have a smooth trip", our translation), Bytton said. The Holy See has not yet officially confirmed the trip. Sources: EFE, AP, Infobae.