More than a million people join Pope Leo for outdoor Mass in Madrid
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Pope Leo XIV presided over an open-air mass at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid on Sunday, drawing over a million attendees in the largest event of his week-long visit to Spain. Spanish royalty including King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, and Prime Minister Sánchez attended the historic celebration. The pontiff spoke about God standing with the poor before crowds who waved flags and cheered enthusiastically.
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More than a million people have filled the streets near one of Madrid’s main squares to join Pope Leo for an outdoor Mass, likely to be the largest event of his week-long visit to Spain.
Throngs of people pressed along barriers near the landmark Cibeles Square, waving flags and shouting “Long live the pope”, as Leo arrived in his white popemobile for the event. Some tossed flower petals as he arrived in the square.
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