Pope Leo XIV Visits Madrid, Urges Spain to End Polarization

Pope Leo XIV visited Madrid on his first papal trip to Spain in 15 years, leading a large Corpus Christi service and telling a crowd of 1.2 million that God stands with the poor. He urged Spain to stop fanning the flames of polarization and warned that Europe would not be the same without the imprint of faith, quoting John Paul II's call to open the doors to Christ. He also joked that young Spaniards would pick Bad Bunny over him. The visit comes as conservatives in Spain are turning on the church.