Pope Leo XIV Begins Spain Visit as 500,000 Attend Madrid Prayer Vigil
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Madrid on Saturday for a weeklong visit and noted that many young people would likely choose a Bad Bunny concert over seeing him.
ABC NewsPope Leo XIV began a weeklong visit to Spain on Saturday and joked aboard the papal plane that many young people would choose to see Bad Bunny over seeing him. I think many will see Bad Bunny," he told reporters. "But I think there will also be a few here to see the pope.
Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is performing a 10-show run in Madrid as part of his Spanish tour. The pope raised the comparison while discussing signs of a spiritual awakening among some young people in Spain. He said many young adults appear to be searching for meaning and expressed hope that his visit could help awaken something within them.
An estimated 500,000 people gathered in a Madrid plaza on Saturday evening for a prayer vigil. " as Leo rode through in his popemobile while a Spanish rendition of the 1970s musical Godspell played. The Chicago-born pope was also asked about reports that the Chicago Bears could move out of Illinois.
The team's board of directors voted Thursday to advance a proposed stadium development project in Hammond, Indiana. "That’s out of my pay (scale)," Leo quipped when asked about the potential relocation.
