On Board Papal Plane, June 6 (EFE).- Pope Leo XIV departed Rome on Saturday for a six-day apostolic visit to Spain, his fourth international trip as pontiff and the first to a European Union country.
The pope left Rome’s Fiumicino Airport at 8:13 a.m. local time (0713 GMT) aboard an Ita Airways aircraft bound for Madrid, where he is scheduled to land at 10:30 a.m. local time (0830 GMT).
During the visit, which runs through June 12, he will travel to Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands.
The Pope, born Robert Prevost, is accompanied by 80 journalists representing 55 media outlets, as well as a Vatican delegation that includes Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, and Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín, prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity.
Upon arrival at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, the pontiff will be welcomed by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia.
