Pope Leo XIV's itinerary for his visit to Spain

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Jun 03, 2026 · 1238 words · By Escarlata Sánchez

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Pope Leo XIV will travel more than 2,500 kilometres between Madrid, Barcelona, Gran Canaria and Tenerife, and will deliver 12 speeches, as well as five homilies and five greetings.

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What happened

Pope Leo XIV will travel more than 2,500 kilometres between Madrid, Barcelona, Gran Canaria and Tenerife, and will deliver 12 speeches, as well as five homilies and five greetings.

Why it matters

Pope Leo XIV will begin his visit to Spain in the first week of June, a trip during which he will travel more than 2,500 kilometres between Madrid, Barcelona, Gran Canaria and Tenerife.

Common ground

During his stay, he is scheduled to deliver 12 speeches, as well as five homilies and five greetings.

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Claim 1: “the day will also feature a performance by Niña Pastori”

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Claim 2: “On Tuesday 9 June, Pope Leo XIV will meet the volunteers involved in the visit at Pavilion 3 at Ifema”

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Claim 3: “At 12:30, the Pope will take part in an institutional meeting with authorities, representatives of civil society and the diplomatic corps”

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Two independent web search results explicitly mention the institutional meeting with authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps at 12:30.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 · At 12:30 PM, he will meet with representatives of the authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps at the palace. In the evening, at ...
https://www.facebook.com/ugepiscopalconf/posts/pope-leo-xiv-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 · At 12:30, the Pope will take part in an institutional meeting with authorities, representatives of civil society and the diplomatic corps, where ...
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/03/pope-tours-spain…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 · Pope Leo XIV is currently in Spain on his fourth International Apostolic Journey, which is taking place from June 6 to 12, 2026. The Pontiff ...
https://www.facebook.com/abc7chicago/posts/people-lined-the-…

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Claim 4: “Sánchez and the Pope are expected to meet on at least four occasions during the visit: at Barajas airport, at the Apostolic Nunciature, in the Congress of Deputies and at the Sagrada Familia”

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Claim 5: “15 museums and cultural institutions in Madrid, such as the Prado and the Reina Sofía, will extend their opening hours”

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Claim 6: “At 11:10, he will leave by plane for Barcelona, with arrival at El Prat scheduled for 12:25”

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Claim 7: “the Archdiocese of Madrid’s social outreach ministry will present him with a wooden tree carved by users of Cáritas Madrid’s Addiction Treatment Centre”

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Claim 8: “At 16:30, Leo XIV will visit the Church of Saint Augustine”

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Claim 9: “at 19:00 he will take part in a meeting with the diocesan community at the Santiago Bernabéu”

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Claim 10: “At 20:00, he will preside over a prayer vigil at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium”

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Claim 11: “The vigil will coincide with a Bad Bunny concert”

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Claim 12: “Pope Leo XIV will travel more than 2,500 kilometres between Madrid, Barcelona, Gran Canaria and Tenerife”

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Multiple independent web sources (Aleteia, and two other reports) and Wikipedia confirm the itinerary covering more than 2,500 km between Madrid, Barcelona, and the Canary Islands.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since his election on 8 May 2025, Pope Leo XIV has made four international trips outside Italy, during which he has visited eight countries. His visit to Turkey included an ecumenical commemoration of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pastoral_trips_made_by…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, pronounced PREE-vohst; September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. Born in Chicago, Prevost became a friar in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV made an apostolic journey to Spain on 6–12 June 2026, to address the immigration crisis, inaugurate the Tower of Jesus Christ of the Sagrada Família, and strengthen ties with the Spanish …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visit_by_Pope_Leo_XIV_to_Spain

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Claim 13: “At 10:10 he will hold another meeting in the Plaza del Cristo de La Laguna”

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Claim 14: “At 16:30, he will hold a private meeting with members of the order of Saint Augustine at the Apostolic Nunciature”

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Claim 15: “the Pope is scheduled to meet bishops, priests, deacons, men and women religious, as well as seminarians and pastoral workers in the cathedral of Santa Ana”

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Claim 16: “In the afternoon, he will visit the Almudena Cathedral for a prayer and a tribute to the Virgin”

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Claim 17: “At 19:30 Mass is scheduled in the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia and the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ”

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Claim 18: “At 10:30, he will meet with parliament in the Congress... becoming the first Pope to address the chamber”

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Claim 19: “At 20:30... he will take part in a prayer vigil with young people in Plaza de Lima”

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Claim 20: “On Sunday 7 June, the Pope will celebrate Mass with a homily at 10:00, followed by the procession of Corpus Christi in Plaza de Cibeles”

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Claim 21: “The Pope will arrive in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on Friday 8 June”

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Claim 22: “will deliver 12 speeches, as well as five homilies and five greetings”

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Only one specific web search result ('Pope tours Spain with 12 speeches...') mentions the exact count of 12 speeches. Other sources confirm the visit but not the specific number of speeches, homilies, and greetings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost) comes from an American family of French, Italian, Spanish and Louisiana Creole descent. The surname "Prevost" (originally "Prévost") is from a French cognate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Pope_Leo_XIV

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Claim 23: “He is scheduled to land at 9:10 at Los Rodeos Airport”

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Claim 24: “Around 8,000 people are expected to attend [the Sagrada Familia event]”

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Claim 25: “The first speech by Robert Prevost in the archipelago will take place at the port of Arguineguín, scheduled for 11:40”

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Claim 26: “the Pope will lead the Midday Prayer in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia”

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Claim 27: “The visit will begin on Saturday 6 June, when the pontiff arrives in Madrid at 10:30”

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Multiple web sources confirm the arrival in Madrid on Saturday, June 6, 2026. One source specifically notes the plane touched down at 10:12, which aligns closely with the claim of 10:30.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, also known as Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, formerly known as the Estadi de Montjuïc and Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc and also known in English as the Barcelona Olympic …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadi_Olímpic_Lluís_Companys

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. Inspired to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 13 March 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the fir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis

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Claim 28: “Pope Leo XIV will begin his visit to Spain in the first week of June”

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Wikipedia ('Visit by Pope Leo XIV to Spain') explicitly states the apostolic journey took place from 6–12 June 2026, which is the first week of June.

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Claim 29: “On 10 June, at 10:50, the Pope will visit the Brians 1 prison, where he will meet with 80 inmates”

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Claim 30: “the King and Queen, the Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofía will hold a private meeting with the Pope”

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Multiple web sources confirm a private meeting with King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, and their daughters (Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofía).

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web search NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV made an apostolic journey to Spain on 6–12 June 2026, to address the immigration crisis, inaugurate the Tower of Jesus Christ of the Sagrada ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visit_by_Pope_Leo_XIV_to_Spain

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... Pope Leo XIV arrived in Madrid on Saturday and headed to the Royal Palace in Madrid with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia and their daughters, ...
https://www.facebook.com/thecourtjeweller/posts/this-weekend…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... - Pope Leo XIV has welcomed the arrival of spring by hosting a private meeting with the King and Queen of Spain, Felipe VI and Queen ...
https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNewsAgency/posts/the-king-a…

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Claim 31: “where he is expected to arrive at 20:10”

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Claim 32: “at 9:30 he will visit the Las Raíces migrant centre”

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Claim 33: “At 18:30, Mass will be celebrated at the Gran Canaria Stadium, for which 50,000 people have registered”

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Claim 34: “At 14:30 the farewell ceremony will take place at Los Rodeos and at 15:00 the Pontiff will set course for Rome”

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Claim 35: “At 18:00, His Holiness will go to the Lucero neighbourhood, in the Latina district, to visit the Cedia 24 horas social centre”

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The provided evidence for claim 7 consists of general information about Pope Leo XIV and the trip, but does not mention the Lucero neighbourhood, the Latina district, or the Cedia 24 horas social centre.

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web search NEUTRAL — The current pope is Leo XIV, who was elected on 8 May 2025 on the second day of the 2025 papal conclave. [6] While his office is called the papacy, the jurisdiction of the episcopal see is called the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope

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web search NEUTRAL — The term pope (Latin: papa, lit. 'father') is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders (for example Coptic pope). This title is usually used in English to refer to the head of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_popes

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web search NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV will begin his visit to Spain in the first week of June, a trip during which he will travel more than 2,500 kilometres between Madrid, Barcelona, Gran Canaria and Tenerife. During his sta…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/pope-tours-spain-1…

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Claim 36: “At 19:30, he will have dinner at the residence of the Cardinal Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo”

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Claim 37: “At 12:00 he will enter the Abbey of Montserrat, for the recitation of the Holy Rosary”

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Claim 38: “At 18:00, the Pope will meet at the Movistar Arena with representatives from the worlds of culture, the arts, the economy and sport at the “Weaving networks” gathering”

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Claim 39: “At 11:30, the Pope will meet the Spanish bishops at the headquarters of the Bishops’ Conference”

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Claim 40: “On Monday 8 June, the Pope will begin the day with a meeting with the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, at the Nunciature at 9:30”

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Claim 41: “At 12:15, Leo XIV will deliver the final homily of his trip to Spain at Mass celebrated in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife”

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Claim 42: “The event... will include performances by artists such as David Bustamante and magician Jorge Blass”

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Claim 43: “At 11:30 the welcome ceremony will take place at the Royal Palace of Madrid”

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While the visit and the Royal Palace are mentioned in multiple sources, the specific time of 11:30 for the welcome ceremony is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 21 April 2025 (Easter Monday), at 07:35 CEST (UTC+2), Pope Francis died at the age of 88 at Domus Sanctae Marthae in Vatican City. His death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Camerlengo,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Pope_Fran…

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Claim 44: “The Pope will travel to the Canary Islands, where he is due to arrive at the Gando air base (Gran Canaria) at 10:50”

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