Vatican Correspondent for @CNN | 📚American Hope: What Pope Leo XIV Means for the Church and the World; The Outsider | @officialcufc supporter
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Jun 13
Pope Leo’s plane was grounded. Then the King of Spain stepped in to help.
Papal aircraft have suffered technical problems before, but for a plane carrying the pope to be unable to take off is unheard of.
@CNN report:
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Jun 12
Ancient institutions to the rescue … but that means no airborne press conference 😪
Jun 12
Technical issues force Pope Leo XIV to disembark plane in Tenerife. He is then offered the King of Spain’s plane to return to Rome. @CNN Report from inside the aircraft:
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Jun 12
Technical issues force Pope Leo XIV to disembark plane in Tenerife. He is then offered the King of Spain’s plane to return to Rome. @CNN Report from inside the aircraft:
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Jun 12
Pope Leo XIV’s flight from Tenerife to Rome has been delayed after the captain announced an “incident with one of the aircraft systems” adding that the maintenance team are trying to fix the problem so the flight can depart safely. Pope Leo and his entourage have left the plane.
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Jun 12
Pope Leo XIV met migrants at a camp in Tenerife, warning later that traffickers and those who exploit migrants will face “divine justice”.
The pope spent the last part of his Spain visit in the Canary Islands.
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Jun 11
Pope Leo XIV has spoken of his support for Real Madrid & playing as a defender, and hopes to watch some of the World Cup
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Jun 11
Pope Leo is in the Canary Islands, where he is focusing on the plight of migrants, starting in Arguineguín, known as the "Port of Shame" because of the poor conditions experienced by new arrivals.
The pope said: "Human dignity has no passport and does not lose its value when crossing a border.”
Reporting from a windy Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
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Jun 11
Pope Leo XIV blessed the tower of Jesus Christ at Barcelona’s La Sagrada Família during a spectacular ceremony 100 years after Antoni Gaudí’s death.
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Today, exactly one hundred years since the architect Antoni Gaudí's death, Pope Leo XIV visited the iconic basilica to celebrate a Mass and inaugurate the tower which makes the church the tallest in the world. cnn.it/4ez2RfI
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Jun 10
La Sagrada Família lit up after tower blessing by Pope Leo
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Jun 10
Pope Leo and Bad Bunny have been the two big crowd pullers in Spain over recent days. On Monday they met briefly in Madrid — but no photos have been released. @CNN report
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Jun 10
El papa León XIV se reunió con Bad Bunny en España, pero no proporcionó fotos cnn.it/4edPBMq
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Pope Leo had a brief private meeting with Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny at Madrid's Bernabeu stadium on Monday evening as both were touring Spain, the Vatican said on Tuesday, adding that it did not expect to release any photos. For @Reuters
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Jun 9
What an upgrade looks like for the pope: Leo XIV enjoying himself alongside the pilots on board the flight from Madrid to Barcelona. ✈️⛪
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Jun 8
Vatican: Pope Leo XIV has met with 6 victims of abuse by members of the clergy and the Church in Spain. The meeting lasted almost an hour with each of those present sharing their experiences along with proposals to make the church’s response more effective.
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Jun 8
Earlier on Monday, the pope addressed what he described the “scourge” of abuse, urging Spain’s bishops to listen to survivors and offer reparations.
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