Spain Visit Draws Over a Million: Pope Leo XIV’s week-long trip to Spain is already turning into a mass public moment, with more than a million people expected for his open-air Mass in Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles and a flower-carpet procession afterward, as King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia join the crowds. Anti-Polarisation Message: At the start of the journey, the pope urged Spaniards to set aside “polarising narratives” and “sterile simplifications,” calling for reconciliation amid political tension and migration pressure. Youth Appeal: In Madrid, he told hundreds of thousands of young people to “be human as Christ is,” pushing against superficiality and encouraging vocations. Peace and War Doctrine: On the flight to Spain, he said US-Israeli aggression against Iran is “not a just war,” arguing the doctrine can’t match today’s destructive realities. Church Accountability on Abuse: His opening remarks also returned to the “open wound” of sexual abuse, stressing the need for accountability. Vatican Media Leadership: Pope Leo named EWTN’s Montse Alvarado as the first laywoman prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication. Mozambique Bishop Killed: Outside Vatican headlines, the pope expressed sorrow after Mozambique bishop Osorio Citora Afonso was shot dead, prompting national and Vatican condemnation.