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Pope Leo XIV calls for national reconciliation on his first day in Spain

Euronews · Jun 6, 2026, 2:34 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Pope Leo XIV set foot on Spanish soil on Saturday 6 June, ending a fifteen‑year papal absence. Over 130,000 people greeted him in Madrid, where he warned against ready‑made ideologies and called for reconciliation.

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