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Pope Leo heads to Spain with migrants and polarisation in focus

Pope Leo heads to Spain with migrants and polarisation in focus

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, June 6 (Reuters) - Pope Leo leaves on Saturday for a week-long visit to Spain, his first to an EU country outside Italy, where he will inaugurate a new tower in Barcelona's famed Sagrada Familia basilica and meet migrants who braved dangerous Atlantic waters to reach
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Pope Leo's visiting Europe's migration hot spots. Catholics hope he'll ease political tensions

Pope Leo's visiting Europe's migration hot spots. Catholics hope he'll ease political tensions

Pope Leo XIV will visit two flashpoints of migration from Africa to Europe over less than a month starting on June 11
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Pope to find a secularized, polarized Spain where the Catholic Church has a complex legacy

Pope to find a secularized, polarized Spain where the Catholic Church has a complex legacy

Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Spain will bring the American pontiff to a traditional center of European Christianity, where the Catholic Church has a complex legacy and the Socialist-led government is in a political crisis
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What to know about Pope Leo's trip to Spain, from political scandal to Barcelona's architectural gem

What to know about Pope Leo's trip to Spain, from political scandal to Barcelona's architectural gem

Pope Leo XIV’s weeklong visit to Spain will bring him to a once-staunchly Catholic country that has long been in the throes of waning religious practice
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Pope acknowledges stiff competition with Bad Bunny this weekend in Spain

Pope acknowledges stiff competition with Bad Bunny this weekend in Spain

Pope Leo XIV acknowledges he's competing with another VIP in Madrid this weekend
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Spain's reckoning with clergy abuse enters a new chapter as Pope Leo visits

Spain's reckoning with clergy abuse enters a new chapter as Pope Leo visits

Spain is addressing sexual abuse within the Catholic Church with a new reparations program
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Pope acknowledges stiff competition with Bad Bunny in Spain and weighs in on national soccer rivalry

Pope acknowledges stiff competition with Bad Bunny in Spain and weighs in on national soccer rivalry

Pope Leo XIV acknowledges he's competing with another VIP in Madrid this weekend
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LEGO Unveils Largest Set Ever: 12,060-Brick Sagrada Familia Model

LEGO Unveils Largest Set Ever: 12,060-Brick Sagrada Familia Model

LEGO Unveils Largest Set Ever: 12,060-Brick Sagrada Familia Model
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Why Some Countries Feel Built for the Men’s World Cup

Why Some Countries Feel Built for the Men’s World Cup

From a history of winning to a deep cultural identity, we explore the key ingredients that make certain nations seem destined for World Cup glory.
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Ahead of papal visit, Spain pushes forward with reparations for church sex abuse victims

Ahead of papal visit, Spain pushes forward with reparations for church sex abuse victims

Spain is addressing sexual abuse within the Catholic Church with a new reparations program
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Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal are all going to the World Cup after injury scares

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal are all going to the World Cup after injury scares

Injuries to some of soccer’s star players, including Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal, sparked concern ahead of the World Cup