Pope Leo XIV will celebrate mass in Madrid. Hundreds of thousands of worshipers in the Plaza de Cibeles

At At 10 a.m. the pope will celebrate mass at Madrid's Plaza de Cibeles, which is one of the most symbolic places in the capital.

In the middle there is a famous fountain: Fuente de Cibeles from 1782 by Ventura Rodríguez with a statue of the goddess Cybele.

In the corners of the square there are buildings built between the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 20th century. There is, among others, the Palacio de Buenavista from 1777, the current military headquarters, as well as the Palacio de Comunicaciones – Madrid's city hall.

After the mass, there will be a procession on the occasion of Corpus Christi.

Hundreds of thousands of believers are expected.

The Pope's visit to Spain. “Weave a web with the world”

600,000 people participated in Saturday's prayer vigil with the Pope. young people. Leo XIV will spend the afternoon with the Augustinians, his fellow monks.

Then, at 6 p.m., he will take part in an event entitled “Weaving webs with the world of culture, art, economy and sport”, which will take place at the Movistar Arena in the capital's Salamanca district. There are 17 thousand there. places. The facility was built in 2005 on the site of the previous one, which was destroyed in a fire.

In the evening, the Pope will be hosted for dinner by the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal José Cobo Cano, at his residence.

The Pope will remain in Madrid until Tuesday morning.

Then he will go to Barcelona and the Canary Islands. The Pope will be in Spain until June 12.