Programme of the visit

Full schedule from 6 to 12 June 2026

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6jun

Saturday 6 June

Madrid, Community of Madrid

10:00Arrival

Arrival in Madrid

Arrival of Pope Leo XIV at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport. Official welcome by authorities.

Location: Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport

12:00Meeting

Meeting with the King and Queen

Meeting with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia at the Zarzuela Palace.

Location: Zarzuela Palace

16:00Meeting

Visit to CEDIA 24h shelter

Visit to the reception centre for homeless people in the Carabanchel neighbourhood.

Location: CEDIA 24h, Carabanchel

20:00VigilPublic

Youth vigil with the Pope

Great vigil with youth at Plaza de Lima and surroundings. The Pope will tour the area in the popemobile greeting pilgrims, followed by a vigil with his words and Eucharistic adoration.

Location: Plaza de Lima, Madrid

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7jun

Sunday 7 June — Corpus Christi

Madrid, Community of Madrid

09:30MassPublic

Corpus Christi Mass and procession

Solemn Corpus Christi Mass presided by Pope Leo XIV from Plaza de Cibeles, followed by Eucharistic procession through adjacent areas. Day of Charity.

Location: Plaza de Cibeles

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17:00MeetingPublic

Meeting with civil society

Meeting with representatives of culture, art, economy and the labour world at Movistar Arena.

Location: Movistar Arena

8jun

Monday 8 June

Madrid, Community of Madrid

10:00Public event

Address to Congress and Senate

First address by a Pope to the Spanish Congress in a historic joint session with the Senate.

Location: Spanish Congress

12:00Meeting

Meeting with Spanish bishops

Meeting of the Pope with the Spanish Episcopal Conference and all Spanish bishops.

Location: CEE Headquarters

16:00Public eventPublic

Visit to the Almudena Cathedral

Visit of the Pope to the Cathedral of Santa María la Real de la Almudena.

Location: Almudena Cathedral

19:00MeetingPublic

Diocesan gathering

Large diocesan gathering at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium with the faithful of Madrid.

Location: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

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9jun

Tuesday 9 June

Barcelona, Catalonia

09:00MeetingPublic

Meeting with volunteers

Thanksgiving event for volunteers of the visit at IFEMA.

Location: IFEMA, Madrid

12:00Transfer

Transfer to Barcelona

The Pope travels from Madrid to Barcelona.

Location: Madrid - Barcelona

20:00VigilPublic

Vigil at Montjuïc

Prayer vigil at Montjuïc, Barcelona.

Location: Montjuïc, Barcelona

10jun

Wednesday 10 June

Barcelona, Catalonia

09:00Meeting

Visit to Montserrat Monastery

Meeting with the Benedictine community of Montserrat Monastery.

Location: Montserrat Monastery

11:00MassPublic

Mass at the Sagrada Familia

Solemn Mass at the Sagrada Familia Basilica.

Location: Sagrada Familia Basilica

13:00InaugurationPublic

Blessing of the Tower of Jesus

Historic event: Pope Leo XIV blesses and inaugurates the 172.5-metre Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Familia. Coincides with the centenary of Antoni Gaudí’s death and his beatification process.

Location: Sagrada Familia Basilica

11jun

Thursday 11 June

Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

12:00Arrival

Arrival in Gran Canaria

Arrival of the Pope in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at midday.

Location: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

14:00MeetingPublic

Meeting at Arguineguín dock

Meeting at Arguineguín dock, symbol of the migration crisis in the Canary Islands. A highly symbolic event on welcome and migrant rights.

Location: Arguineguín Dock

16:00MeetingPublic

Meeting at Las Palmas Cathedral

Meeting with diocesan representatives at the Cathedral of Santa Ana.

Location: Cathedral of Santa Ana, Las Palmas

17:30Meeting

Reception with humanitarian organisations

Reception at the Episcopal Palace with humanitarian and welcome organisations.

Location: Episcopal Palace, Las Palmas

18:30MassPublic

Mass at the Gran Canaria Stadium

Public Mass presided by Pope Leo XIV at the Gran Canaria Stadium.

Location: Gran Canaria Stadium

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12jun

Friday 12 June

Tenerife, Canary Islands

09:00Meeting

Visit to Las Raíces reception centre

Visit to the migrant reception centre Las Raíces in Tenerife.

Location: Las Raíces reception centre

12:00MassPublic

Closing Mass in Santa Cruz

Closing Mass of the papal visit to Spain presided by Pope Leo XIV at the Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, at midday.

Location: Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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16:00Farewell

Farewell and return to Rome

Farewell ceremony of Pope Leo XIV. End of the apostolic visit to Spain.

Location: Tenerife Airport