Hundreds of thousands line Madrid streets to see Pope Leo
Leo began his trip on Saturday with meetings with migrants and the homeless and a vigil with about 600,000 young people in Madrid
June 07, 2026 08:23
MADRID: Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Madrid on Sunday morning to catch a glimpse of Pope Leo as he made his way to an open-air Mass in what was expected to be the largest event during his week-long visit to Spain.
People waved flags and shouted “Long live the pope” as Leo was driven in the popemobile down Madrid’s main thoroughfare Paseo de la Castellana toward Cibeles Square, where he was due to preside over the Mass. Some tossed flower petals as he arrived in the square.
