Peculiar Alliance with Visiting Pope a Blessing for Spain’s Sánchez
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In Spain, Pope Leo faces Europe’s tensions over faith, migration and life issues
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV lands in Spain this weekend for his first major European trip, entering a country where Catholic memory remains powerful but church practice has declined, where migration and life issues fuel political division and where young people are showing a surprising new interest in faith.
Paulo Mendes Pinto, a commentator for CNN Portugal, and Paulo Terroso explain the importance of this papal visit to Spain, at a "complex political moment" in the neighboring country.
Pope Leo visiting Europe's migration hot spots. Catholics hope he'll ease political tensions
BARCELONA, Spain — Pope Leo XIV is delving into the hotly contested issue of migration by visiting two flashpoints — Spain’s Canary Islands in the Atlantic next week, and Italy’s Lampedusa island in the Mediterranean in early July.
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