Overview
- The Holy See released the confirmed June 6–12 itinerary on Wednesday and opened press accreditation for the papal flight.
- June 10 features an evening Mass at Barcelona’s Sagrada Família with the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ on the centenary of Antoni Gaudí’s death.
- The trip’s final stage in the Canary Islands focuses on migration with meetings at the Arguineguín port in Gran Canaria and at Tenerife’s Las Raíces reception center.
- In Madrid the pope will meet King Felipe VI, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and members of parliament, then lead large public events including a Mass in Plaza de Cibeles.
- Spanish authorities plan a ‘maximum level’ operation with more than 13,000 police and Civil Guard personnel for crowd and site security, according to the interior minister.