Pope Leo to focus on immigration, social justice in Spain
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Pope Leo XIV begins a week-long visit to Spain on June 6—his first to an EU country outside Italy in over a decade—prioritizing engagement with migration issues and meeting with abuse victims of clergy sexual abuse. The itinerary includes Madrid, Barcelona (where he will inaugurate a new tower at Sagrada Familia basilica), and the Canary Islands, set against Spain's political turbulence and ongoing Church sexual abuse crisis.
Conservative: Conservative outlets frame the papal visit as an effort by the Pope and the Church to help ease political tensions on the contested issue of migration in Europe, positioning him as a bridge-builder between Catholics and society.
Pope Leo XIV will begin a weeklong trip to Spain, turning papal attention back to Europe and its Christian roots.
The pope will also meet with some victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. ...