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Pope Francis Leads 1.2 Million Madrid Mass, Receives City Key

6/7/2026

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Pope Francis celebrated an open-air Mass in Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles, drawing over 1.2 million attendees.
He told the crowd that Catholicism must inspire action for the poor, the downtrodden and migrants.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia presented the pope with the city key at a royal palace ceremony.
Earlier, about 600,000 people held a vigil at the Bernabéu stadium while the pope met migrants and homeless before the service.

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Pope Francis celebrated an open-air Mass in Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles, drawing over 1.2 million attendees.
He told the crowd that Catholicism must inspire action for the poor, the downtrodden and migrants.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia presented the pope with the city key at a royal palace ceremony.
Earlier, about 600,000 people held a vigil at the Bernabéu stadium while the pope met migrants and homeless before the service.