APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV
TO SPAIN
6-12 JUNE 2026
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Saturday, 6 June 2026
ROME - MADRID
| 08:00 | Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Madrid |
| 10:30 | Arrival at Adolfo Suárez Madrid/Barajas International Airport OFFICIAL WELCOME |
| 11:30 | WELCOME CEREMONY at the Royal Palace in Madrid |
| 12:00 | COURTESY VISIT TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN |
| 12:30 | MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS at the Royal Palace in Madrid |
| 18:00 | VISIT TO THE STAFF AND BENEFICIARIES OF THE “CEDIA 24 HORAS SOCIAL PROJECT” at the Information and Welcome Center |
| 20:30 | PRAYER VIGIL WITH YOUNG PEOPLE in the Plaza de Lima |
Sunday, 7 June 2026
MADRID
| 10:00 | HOLY MASS in the Plaza de Cibeles Corpus Christi Procession |
| 16:30 | PRIVATE MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE AUGUSTINIAN ORDER at the Apostolic Nunciature |
| 18:00 | MEETING “BUILDING NETWORKS WITH THE WORLD OF CULTURE, ART, ECONOMY AND SPORT” at the Movistar Arena |
| 19:30 | Dinner at the Residence of the Cardinal Archbishop of Madrid |
Monday, 8 June 2026
MADRID
| 09:30 | MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER at the Apostolic Nunciature |
| 10:30 | MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE SPANISH PARLIAMENT at the Congress of Deputies |
| 11:30 | MEETING WITH THE BISHOPS OF SPAIN at the offices of the Episcopal Conference |
| 12:50 | Lunch with the Bishops at the Apostolic Nunciature |
| 18:00 | PRAYER AND DEVOTION TO OUR LADY OF ALMUDENA at the Cathedral of Holy Mary of Almudena |
| 19:00 | MEETING WITH THE DIOCESAN COMMUNITY at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium |
Tuesday, 9 June 2026
MADRID - BARCELONA
| 10:20 | MEETING WITH VOLUNTEERS in Pavilion 3 of IFEMA Madrid |
| 11:10 | Departure by airplane from Adolfo Suárez Madrid/Barajas International Airport |
| 12:25 | Arrival at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona/El Prat International Airport |
| 13:00 | MIDDAY PRAYER in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia |
| 20:00 | PRAYER VIGIL at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium |
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
BARCELONA - MONTSERRAT - BARCELONA
| 10:50 | VISIT TO THE “BRIANS 1 PENITENTIARY CENTER” |
| 12:00 | RECITATION OF THE HOLY ROSARY at the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat |
| 13:00 | Lunch with the Benedictine Community of Montserrat |
| 16:30 | MEETING WITH DIOCESAN CHARITY AND WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS in the Church of Sant Agustí |
| 19:30 | HOLY MASS in the Basilica of the Sagrada Família Inauguration of the tower of Jesus Christ |
Thursday, 11 June 2026
BARCELONA – LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA
| 08:30 | Departure by airplane from Josep Tarradellas Barcelona/El Prat International Airport to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 10:50 | Arrival at Gran Canaria/Gando Air Base |
| 11:40 | MEETING WITH ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH MIGRANTS in the port of Arguineguín |
| 13:30 | MEETING WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, DEACONS, RELIGIOUS, SEMINARIANS AND PASTORAL WORKERS in the Cathedral of Saint Anne |
| 18:30 | HOLY MASS at the Gran Canaria Stadium |
Friday, 12 June 2026
LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA – SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE – ROME
| 08:30 | Departure by airplane from Gran Canaria/Gando Air Base to Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 09:10 | Arrival at Tenerife Norte-Los Rodeos International Airport |
| 09:30 | MEETING WITH MIGRANTS AT THE “LAS RAÍCES CENTER” |
| 10:10 | MEETING WITH ORGANIZATIONS WORKING FOR THE INTEGRATION OF MIGRANTS in the Plaza del Cristo de La Laguna |
| 12:15 | HOLY MASS at the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 14:30 | FAREWELL CEREMONY at Tenerife Norte-Los Rodeos International Airport |
| 15:00 | Departure by airplane from Tenerife International Airport to Rome |
| 20:10 | Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport |
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Holy See Press Office Bulletin, 6 May 2026
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