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Pope Leo in Spain: More than a million line Madrid streets
Pope Leo in Spain: More than a million line Madrid streets June 7, 2026More than 1.2 million people thronged the streets of central Madrid on Sunday in the hope of catching a glimpse of Pope Leo XIV, according to figures provided by the Vatican and local organizers. The head of the Catholic Church traveled in the "popemobile" down the Spanish capital's main thoroughfare, the Paseo de la Castellana, to the central Plaza de Cibeles — the square best known as the rallying point for football...
Pope urges Spanish Church to adopt ‘culture of care’, reparations for sex abuse survivors
Pope urges Spanish Church to adopt ‘culture of care’, reparations for sex abuse survivors Pope Leo XIV told Spanish bishops on Monday to provide reparations and adopt a "culture of care" ahead of an expected meeting with survivors of clergy sexual abuse during his weeklong visit to the country. The Spanish hierarchy had largely dismissed the scale of abuse in their church for decades until a newspaper began documenting a legacy of abuse and cover-up. Pope Leo XIV told Spain's Catholic...
Young Spaniards eagerly await Pope Leo’s visit as they embrace Catholicism
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Pope Leo urges Spain's church to listen to abuse victims
Pope Leo urges Spain's church to listen to abuse victims June 8, 2026Pope Leo XIV told Catholic bishops in Spain on Monday that the church must listen to abuse victims and offer them reparations. The meeting with Catholic bishops is the latest stop in the pope's week-long tour of Spain. It is his first trip to a European Union member outside of Italy.
Pope Leo defends integration of migrants, rebuking Spain’s right-wing parties
Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the greater defense and integration of migrants while delivering an address to the Spanish parliament. The speech, delivered on the third day of Leo’s weeklong trip to Spain, puts him at odds with the country’s far-right Vox party, which has steadily risen in the polls while campaigning on an anti-immigrant platform, and the center-right People’s Party (PP). “The situation of migrants and refugees calls for a response that focuses on...
Peculiar alliance with visiting pope a blessing for Spain’s Sánchez
Pope Leo XIV has embarked on a weeklong visit to Spain at a politically convenient moment for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, whose scandal-hit government finds itself on the same side as the pontiff on some of the most contentious issues in global politics. Pope Leo has become one of the Catholic Church’s most outspoken advocates for migrants, calling on leaders to treat migrants “with dignity” while criticizing the U.S. government’s approach as “inhumane.”...
People flood Madrid streets to see Pope Leo’s flower-carpeted procession
In Pictures People flood Madrid streets to see Pope Leo’s flower-carpeted procession Pope Leo XIV hails Spain’s ‘school of faith’ at Madrid Mass, urges unity amid vast Corpus Domini crowds. Pope Leo XIV has honoured Spain’s centuries-old tradition of religious devotion as a “school of faith” as he held Mass for a million people, and highlighted one of the most iconic expressions of Spanish popular piety with a procession over carpets of flower petals. The head of the Catholic Church arrived...
Pope Leo XIV calls for 'end to polarisation' as he makes the first papal visit to Spain in 15 years
The pontiff is set to deliver a mass in the centre of Madrid before moving elsewhere in Spain to Barcelona and the Canary islands. Pope Leo XIV is also expected to deliver an unprecedented address to the Spanish parliament, where immigration is expected to take centre stage. Pope Leo XIV called for an end to "polarising narratives" and "sterile simplifications" on Saturday as he embarks on a week-long visit to Spain expected to focus on the divisive issue of immigration.
Pope Leo praises Spain’s commitment to peace and respect for law after Trump rift
Pope Leo may not find it hard to connect with his hosts as he kicks off a weeklong visit to Spain this weekend. Like Leo, Spain’s socialist government has been vocally critical of the Iran war, risking the ire of the Trump administration by refusing to provide military support. And also like the Chicago-born pontiff, Spain has been outspoken in opposing Israel’s war in Gaza.
Pope urges leaders to stop dividing as he meets migrants, homeless in Spain
Pope urges leaders to stop dividing as he meets migrants, homeless in Spain Technology was partly to blame for creating an environment which magnifies prejudices and weakens critical thinking, Leo said. Pope Leo on Saturday (Jun 6) urged global leaders to stop dividing their electorates with "sterile simplifications" to gain popularity and called on them to listen to the world's cries for peace, in a forceful speech opening a week-long tour of Spain. Leo, who has angered US President Donald...