Pope Leo visited Spain from June 6-12, a visit that drew record-breaking crowds. This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerard O’Connell recaps for Colleen Dulle the highlights from the pope’s three stops: Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands. On the last day, Gerry reports, Leo spoke out “like I’ve rarely seen him” against those who take advantage of migrants, even shouting, “Stop! Repent!”
After this episode was recorded, Pope Leo spoke to journalists outside Castel Gandolfo, saying “Thank God” for the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and commenting on the upcoming illicit ordinations of bishops for the Society of St. Pius X. Regarding the latter, he said, ““If they make that choice, I am sorry, but we must move forward.”
Links from the show:
- Interview: Madrid’s Cardinal Cobo says Pope Leo’s visit to Spain ‘is bringing out the best in people’
- In Spain, Pope Leo denounces polarization and hails commitment to multilateralism
- More than one million attend Pope Leo’s Mass and procession in the heart of Madrid
- Pope Leo defends the unborn and migrants in historic speech to Spanish parliament
- Pope Leo meets with 6 clergy abuse survivors in Spain
- Pope Leo blesses 21 ambulances that an Argentine nun is taking to Ukraine
- Pope Leo tackles depression, domestic violence and the ‘cult of self-image’ in dialogue with young people
- Pope Leo visits famed Spanish monastery, entrusting his ministry to the Virgin of Montserrat
- Pope Leo XIV honors Antoni Gaudí and blesses the Sagrada Familia’s final tower
- ‘Human dignity has no passport’: Pope Leo visits Gran Canaria
- Pope Leo ends visit to Spain with a call to repent
- Pope Leo speaks out on SSPX ordinations and U.S.-Iran deal
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