In Spain, Pope Points Europe to Future of Faith, Solidarity Amid Global Upheaval
Pope Leo XIV urged Spaniards to counter polarization with solidarity and care for migrants, as he met 500,000 young people in Madrid.
- On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV urged approximately 500,000 young people gathered at Madrid's Plaza de Lima to reject superficiality and become "men and women of flesh and blood" rather than mere appearances.
- During his apostolic journey to Spain, the pontiff promoted social action rooted in the Gospel, aiming to reinforce Catholic roots amid rising secularism in a rapidly secularizing nation.
- Emphasizing the importance of vocation and family life, Pope Leo encouraged attendees to "not be afraid of marriage" and to "consider a vocation to the priesthood, religious life, or other services in the Church."
- Urging youth to seek silence amid contemporary noise, the pontiff stressed that "when we seek silence, we choose what not to listen to" and that "ideologies pass away, while the truth always remains."
- Leo continues his trip to Barcelona and the Canary Islands, where he will address migration and family issues while emphasizing that Europe must choose "peace over arms" to maintain its youth.
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During his trip to Spain, Pope Leo spoke to hundreds of thousands of young people in the Spanish capital of Madrid.
More than 500,000 people took part on Saturday evening in Madrid in the prayer vigil organized on the first evening of the papal visit. If their number does not increase, the young Spanish Catholics claim their faith with a new intensity.
In Spain, Pope points Europe to future of faith, solidarity amid global upheaval
MADRID – Pope Leo XIV’s central message on his first day in Spain could easily be summed up with the commission he gave young people: “Be human.” “Yes, be human: men and women of flesh and blood,” he said, calling on young people to be “not mere appearances, but trustworthy faces.” Speaking to some 500,000 young people gathered for a prayer vigil in Madrid’s Plaza de Lima for the capstone of a packed first day in the Spanish capital, the pontiff…
Even with the eyes glassy and the words of the Holy Father resounding in their hearts, the thousands of pilgrims who were at the vigil of the young were gradually leaving the Plaza de Lima, each towards a different Madrid. The city, from that moment and from north to south, began to separate in a mosaic of vigils, all different but equally intense. “No one wants to go to sleep yet” , tells ABC a group of young people who have already reached the…
The busy agenda of Leon XIV on his first day of official visit to Spain is coming to an end with one of the most special appointments for the Catholic faithful. It is the Vigil of Prayer with the young people, one of the meetings most expected by the parishioners in Madrid. Thus, after analyzing the words of thanks of Leon XIV to Spain, messages loaded with meaning from King Felipe VI or the political truce between Pedro Sánchez and Isabel Díaz …
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