Pope Leo concludes Spain trip in Tenerife after highlighting migrant crisis in Canary Islands
Pope Leo XIV was due to fly back to Rome on Friday after concluding a week-long visit to Spain with a final stop in Tenerife,...
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Pope blesses Sagrada Familia’s Tower of Jesus after visits to prison and Montserrat
Pope Leo XIV inaugurated the newest and tallest spire of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia on Wednesday, blessing the Tower of Jesus Christ and helping cement Antoni...
Sexual abuse survivors protest exclusion from Pope Leo meeting in Madrid
Several associations representing victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy protested their exclusion from a meeting with Pope Leo XIV in Madrid, as the pontiff...
Pope Leo calls for respect for migrants, end to rearmament in historic speech to Spanish parliament
Pope Leo XIV used the first papal address ever delivered to Spain’s parliament on Monday to warn that the world is facing a ‘profound spiritual...
Pope Leo draws 1.2 million to Madrid Mass, calling for unity, faith and compassion
More than one million people packed central Madrid on Sunday to attend an outdoor Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV, who used the occasion to...
Pope Leo begins landmark Spain tour amid political tensions and migration debate
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Spain on Saturday to begin a week-long visit that will combine historic political milestones, major religious celebrations and a strong...
Vatican audience disrupted by anti-bullfighting activists before pope’s Spain trip
Two anti-bullfighting activists were removed from St Peter’s Square in Rome on Wednesday after briefly disrupting Pope Leo’s popemobile during a public audience at the...
Sánchez continues to back Zapatero during visit with Pope amid mounting corruption probes
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez insisted on Wednesday that there was ‘no reason’ to withdraw support for former socialist (PSOE) premier José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero,...
Spanish anti-corruption police seize documents from ruling socialist party HQ
Spanish police entered the Madrid headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) on Wednesday to demand documents as part of a widening corruption investigation that...
Gaudí centenary and migration crisis to shape Pope Leo XIV’s Spain visit in June
Pope Leo XIV will travel to Spain from 6-12 June, in a high-profile visit that will include major religious ceremonies, political meetings, and a focus...
