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Last update: 7 hours agoPapal Spotlight on Spain: Pope Leo XIV arrives Saturday for a weeklong trip starting in Madrid, with a huge Bernabéu prayer vigil expected to draw 400,000 and a Sunday Mass for around a million, plus a historic speech to Spain’s parliament and a Barcelona stop to bless Sagrada Família’s new tower. Church Abuse Reckoning: The Vatican says he will meet Catholic clergy abuse survivors, after Spain’s ombudsman estimated hundreds of thousands of victims since 1940 and a March deal to compensate them. Migration at the Center: In the Canary Islands, he’ll meet migrants and aid groups and join Sanchez to honour those who died crossing to Europe. Security Build-Up: Madrid is deploying more than 14,000 officers for the visit. Housing Watch: The Canaries recorded a 19.3% jump in house prices in May, the steepest in Spain, worsening affordability fears. Sports & Health: England’s Lionesses were crushed 4-0 by Spain; meanwhile UK travel advice urges Spain-bound visitors to check vaccinations at least eight weeks ahead.
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