Pope Leo drew more than 1 million people to a mass in Madrid on Sunday to start his week-long visit to Spain, urging people to help the downtrodden.

MADRID (AP) — Pope Leo XIV challenged Europe to acknowledge Christianity’s contributions to its cultural identity Sunday, as he presided over a Mass in Madrid attended by more than a million people and honored Spain’s centuries-old traditions of religious devotion and culture.

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pope, has demonstrated a willingness to embrace aspects of contemporary culture.

Pope Leo XIV said the war in Iran does not qualify as a "just war" according to Catholic teaching, while answering questions by journalists aboard the papal plane for his six-day visit to Spain.

Pope Leo XIV revealed his favorite soccer team while traveling to Spain, another sign of his sports fandom.

That was Pope Leo XIV ‘s matter-of-fact response when King Charles III asked about the swarms of televisions cameras documenting his historic visit to the Vatican last month. Charles is no stranger to paparazzi, so Leo wasn’t telling the monarch ...

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The United States has the papal blessing for the World Cup.