Leo XIV celebrates this Sunday the mass of Corpus Christi in the Plaza de Cibeles, in front of the Madrid City Council building, where some 1.2 million people are gathered, according to the organization. The entrances have been closed and there are people who have been left outside. The Pontiff entered the central square surrounded by the shouts of the public: “Long live the Pope”, after taking a tour in the popemobile, leaving from the Ramiro de Maeztu Institute, on Serrano Street, passing through Goya Street and Plaza de Colón. The Kings, Princess Leonor, Infanta Sofía and the Minister of Education, Milagros Tolón, among other authorities, will attend the celebration. Before the mass, Leo XIV entered the Madrid City Hall, where the mayor, José Luis Almeida, presented him with the city’s gold medal.
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