Pope Leo Praises Spain’s Commitment to Peace and Respect for Law After Trump Rift
The pontiff thanked King Felipe VI and said Spain’s stance on peace and solidarity offers a message to Europe on migration.
- On Saturday, Pope Leo arrived in Madrid, opening a week-long Spanish tour with a forceful speech at the Royal Palace, urging global leaders to reject "sterile simplifications" and pursue peace.
- The Catholic Church in Spain faces demographic challenges, with only 20% of Spaniards identifying as practicing Catholics, while Leo acknowledged that clerical sexual abuses remain an "open wound."
- During his June 6-12 trip, the pontiff will inaugurate a new tower at Barcelona's Sagrada Familia and meet survivors of sexual abuse, alongside a Saturday rally facing competition from artist Bad Bunny.
- In contrast to President Donald Trump's United States, Leo supports Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's amnesty program allowing an estimated 500,000 immigrants to apply for legal status.
- On Monday, Leo will become the first pope in history to address the Spanish parliament, citing medieval cooperation between Christians, Muslims, and Jews as a model for fostering a "culture of encounter.
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN - Pope Leo XIV urged people to avoid division and affirmed that the world cries out for peace during his speech upon arriving in Spain on Saturday for the first major European trip of his pontificate. “Our age, seemingly shaken by terrible imbalances and conflicts, cries out from the depths of its being for peace,” the pontiff declared in an address to King Felipe VI at the Royal Palace in Madrid. The message of peace, h…
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Malaysiajournal‘World crying for peace’: Pope Leo kicks off Spain trip with fiery plea to leaders
MADRID, June 6 — Pope Leo on Saturday urged global leaders to avoid dividing their electorates with “sterile simplifications” to gain popularity and called on them to listen to the world’s cries for peace, in a forceful speech opening a week-long tour of Spain.Leo, who has angered US President Donald Trump by criticising his anti-immigration policies and the Iran war, will meet homeless people in Madrid and migrants in the Canary Islands during…
Leo XIV calls for peace and dialogue at the beginning of his journey. He wants to meet hundreds of thousands in Madrid. Before that, he speaks clearly about the Ukraine war and political tensions.
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HandelsblattLeo XIV calls for peace and dialogue at the beginning of his journey. He wants to meet hundreds of thousands in Madrid. Before that, he speaks clearly about the Ukraine war and political tensions.
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