APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV
TO SPAIN
JUNE 6-12, 2026
Saturday, June 6, 2026
ROME – MADRID
08:00 Departure by plane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Madrid
10:30 Arrival at “Adolfo Suárez” Madrid/Barajas International Airport
OFFICIAL WELCOME
11:30 WELCOME CEREMONY at the Royal Palace of Madrid
12:00 COURTESY VISIT TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN
12:30 MEETING WITH CIVIL AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS at the Royal Palace of Madrid
18:00 VISIT TO THE OPERATORS AND BENEFICIARIES OF THE SOCIAL PROJECT “CEDIA 24 HOURS” at the Information and Reception Center
20:30 PRAYER VIGIL WITH YOUNG PEOPLE at “Plaza de Lima”
Sunday, June 7, 2026
MADRID
10:00 HOLY MASS at “Plaza de Cibeles”
Corpus Christi Procession
16:30 PRIVATE MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF SAINT AUGUSTINE at the Apostolic Nunciature
18:00 MEETING “WEAVING NETWORKS WITH THE WORLD OF CULTURE, ART, ECONOMY AND SPORT” at “Movistar Arena”
19:30 Dinner at the Residence of the Cardinal Archbishop of Madrid
Monday, June 8, 2026
MADRID
09:30 MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNMENT at the Apostolic Nunciature
10:30 MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE SPANISH PARLIAMENT at the Congress of Deputies
11:30 MEETING WITH THE BISHOPS OF SPAIN at the headquarters of the Episcopal Conference
12:50 Lunch with the Bishops at the Apostolic Nunciature
18:00 PRAYER AND TRIBUTE TO OUR LADY OF LA ALMUDENA at the Cathedral of Santa María de la Almudena
19:00 MEETING WITH THE DIOCESAN COMMUNITY at “Santiago Bernabéu” Stadium
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
MADRID – BARCELONA
10:20 MEETING WITH VOLUNTEERS at Pavilion 3 of IFEMA Madrid
11:10 Departure by plane from “Adolfo Suárez” Madrid/Barajas International Airport to Barcelona
12:25 Arrival at “Josep Tarradellas” Barcelona/El Prat International Airport
13:00 RECITATION OF MIDDAY PRAYER at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia
20:00 PRAYER VIGIL at the Olympic Stadium “Lluís Companys”
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
BARCELONA – MONTSERRAT – BARCELONA
10:50 VISIT TO THE “BRIANS 1” PENITENTIARY CENTER
12:00 RECITATION OF THE HOLY ROSARY at the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat
13:00 Lunch with the Benedictine community of Montserrat
16:30 MEETING WITH DIOCESAN CHARITY AND ASSISTANCE REALITIES at the Church of San Agustín
19:30 HOLY MASS at the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia
Inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ
Thursday, June 11, 2026
BARCELONA – LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA
08:30 Departure by plane from “Josep Tarradellas” Barcelona/El Prat International Airport to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
10:50 Arrival at Gran Canaria/Gando Air Base
11:40 MEETING WITH MIGRANT WELCOME REALITIES at the port of Arguineguín
13:30 MEETING WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, DEACONS, RELIGIOUS BROTHERS AND SISTERS, SEMINARIANS AND PASTORAL AGENTS at the Cathedral of Santa Ana
18:30 HOLY MASS at Gran Canaria Stadium
Friday, June 12, 2026
LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA – SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE – ROME
08:30 Departure by plane from Gran Canaria/Gando Air Base to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
09:10 Arrival at “Tenerife Norte-Los Rodeos” International Airport
09:30 MEETING WITH MIGRANTS FROM THE “LAS RAÍCES” CENTER
10:10 MEETING WITH MIGRANT INTEGRATION REALITIES at “Plaza del Cristo de La Laguna”
12:15 HOLY MASS at the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
14:30 FAREWELL CEREMONY at “Tenerife Norte-Los Rodeos” International Airport
15:00 Departure by plane from Tenerife International Airport to Rome
20:10 Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport
Time zone
Rome +2 UTC
Madrid +2 UTC
Barcelona +2 UTC
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria +1 UTC
Tenerife +1 UTC
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Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office, May 6, 2026