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Pope Leo XIV visits Spain and addresses parliament in Madrid
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Pope Leo XIV
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I come to #Spain to confirm, encourage, and inspire renewed fidelity to the Gospel among believers, as well as deeper reconciliation and cooperation among the different souls of this nation. Spain's own history reminds us that stability and prosperity are born not of a culture of
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Antonio Spadaro
antoniospadaro
The Spain that lifts its eyes.
*Pope Leo’s journey to Spain* 🇪🇸 , a nation under socio-political strain, could help it and the world see what people usually do not see. My take in Global Catholic: www.globalcatholic.com/the-spain-that-lifts-its-eyes/
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Bishop Robert Barron
BishopBarron
Three cheers for Pope Leo's comments regarding the Christian foundations of Europe and the defense of the unborn. Echoing the sentiments of Pope Benedict XVI, Leo reminded his audience that the essential structures of European society and Europe's commitment to human rights are
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Colm Flynn
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Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Madrid, where he was welcomed with full honors by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain. Queen Letizia wore white, exercising the Privilège du Blanc, a ceremonial privilege reserved for Catholic royal houses during audiences with the Pontiff. 📷 pic.x.com/4098AzBwbC
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Pope Leo XIV’s visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands, in photos
By Alessandra Tarantino, Manu Fernandez & Bernat Armangue
Pope's Mass in Spain features iconic procession along flower-carpeted route in sign of popular piety
By Nicole Winfield & Suman Naishadham
Pope Leo XIV draws 1.2 million to Mass and challenges Europe to acknowledge its Christian roots
By Nicole Winfield & Suman Naishadham
From institutions to the peripheries: Pope Leo's pilgrimage to Spain
By Salvatore Cernuzio
Pope Leo XIV urges Spain to stop fanning flames of polarization on first papal visit in 15 years
By Nicole Winfield & Suman Naishadham
Pope urges leaders to stop dividing as he meets migrants, youth in Spain
By Joshua J. McElwee & Charlie Wells
Pope to Spain's Parliament: A just society defends every human life, peace, freedom
By Deborah Castellano Lubov
One million people flood Madrid streets to see Pope Leo XIV's flower-carpeted procession
By Nicole Winfield & Suman Naishadham
Pope Leo tells 1.2 million crowd in Madrid that God stands with the poor
By Joshua J. McElwee & Corina Pons