The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, is holding a private audience this Monday with Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, where she will present the Holy Father with the International Medal of the Community of Madrid.
The meeting comes just days before the apostolic visit that Leo XIV will make to Madrid between June 6 and 9. During the audience, Ayuso will update the Pontiff on the preparations that Madrid authorities are finalizing to welcome the thousands of pilgrims and journalists who will come to the capital for this historic trip.
The Pope’s agenda in Spain will officially begin next Saturday with his arrival at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, where he will be received by the King and Queen of Spain before taking part in the official welcome ceremony at the Royal Palace.