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More than 1.2 million people attend Pope Leo's mass in Madrid
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More than 1.2 million people attend Pope Leo's mass in Madrid

France 24 · Jun 7, 2026, 10:05 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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More than 1.2 million people filled the streets of Madrid on Sunday to attend a mass by Pope Leo XIV at which he called for a renewal of the Catholic faith, saying Spaniards should not look at religion as "a museum of the past to be visited, but a school of faith from which to draw even today".

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