The crowd cheered and shouted "This is the youth of the pope!" as Pope Leo arrived for Mass at a central Madrid plaza. It's the first papal visit to Spain in 15 years.
Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass marking the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2026, on the second day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands.
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1 million turn out for pope's Mass in Spain and iconic procession along flower-carpeted route
Pope Leo in Spain: More than a million line Madrid streets
1 million turn out for pope’s Mass in Spain and iconic procession along flower-carpeted route
Pope's Mass in Spain features iconic procession along flower-carpeted route in sign of popular piety
1 million turn out for pope's Mass in Spain and iconic procession
Over 1.2 million people attend Pope's mass in Madrid
More than 1.2 million people attend Pope's mass in Madrid
Over 1.2 million people attend Pope's mass in Madrid - World News
Over 1.2 million people attend Pope Leo's mass in Madrid
Over 1.2 million people attend Pope Leo's mass in Spain
More than one million people have poured into a central Madrid plaza for Pope Leo XIV’s main Mass. Sunday is also the Corpus…
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MADRID (AP) — More than a million people poured into a central Madrid plaza on Sunday for Pope Leo XIV ’s main Mass and a…
Tens of thousands of people have poured into a central Madrid plaza for Pope Leo XIV’s main Mass
More than one million people have poured into a central Madrid plaza for Pope Leo XIV’s main Mass
More than 1.2 million people filled the streets of Madrid on Sunday for a mass by Pope Leo XIV at which he called for a renewal…
