The Holy See has today confirmed the official program of His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV, for his Apostolic Journey to Spain between June 6 and 12, with stops and events in Madrid, Barcelona, Gran Canaria and Tenerife.
The agenda, which will take the Holy Father nearly 2,500 kilometers over six days, is a pastoral itinerary through which the Pope hopes to meet everyone, listen to everyone, and speak to everyone. In fact, the Pope will speak and deliver homilies a total of 17 times during the 21 events that make up the program.
The entire program shares three axes: charity, expressed in meetings with social assistance and reception entities; the Eucharist, who will focus each stage of the journey; and the encounter, both with young people, as well as with civil society and local Churches.
Madrid · June 6-9
The Pope will arrive in Spain on the morning of June 6th at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas International Airport , where he will be received by the King and Queen and other authorities. From the airport, he will travel to the Royal Palace for an official reception and welcome ceremony, also presided over by Their Majesties, along with representatives of other institutions, civil society, and the diplomatic corps.
That same afternoon, Leo XIV will visit the CEDIA 24 Hours social project of Caritas, a center specializing in the comprehensive care and support of homeless people, thus placing charity at the heart of his entire trip from the very day of his arrival. Following this meeting, the next highlight of the 6th will be a prayer vigil with young people in Plaza de Lima , culminating in the celebration of Eucharistic Adoration.
The following day, Sunday, June 7, the Feast of Corpus Christi, will begin with the first of the major Masses of the trip. In the Plaza de Cibeles , the Holy Father will preside over Holy Mass, followed by a Eucharistic procession in the nearby area for Corpus Christi. Later that afternoon, Leo XIV will preside over the “Weaving Networks” event at the Movistar Arena , in which representatives from the worlds of culture, art, and business will participate.
On Monday morning, August 8, the Holy Father will receive the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez , at the Apostolic Nunciature . Afterwards, he will go to the Congress of Deputies , where, for the first time in the history of our country, Leo XIV will address the members of Congress and the Senate. Following this, the Pope will meet with the Spanish bishops at the headquarters of the Episcopal Conference.
Later in the afternoon, the Pope will lead a prayer to Our Lady of Almudena at the Cathedral of Santa María de la Almudena . From there, he will travel to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to preside over a meeting with the diocesan community of Madrid.
Finally, the stop in the capital will conclude on Tuesday morning, June 9, with a meeting with the volunteers who have worked on organizing this leg of the trip. This will take place at IFEMA , and from there, the group will travel to the airport to catch their flight to Barcelona.
Barcelona · June 9-11
Once in Barcelona, on the same day, the 9th, after landing at Barcelona/El Prat International Airport , the Holy Father will pray the midday prayer at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia . Later that afternoon, he will preside over a prayer vigil at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium.
The following day, Wednesday the 10th, Leo XIV will travel to the Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, where he will visit the Brians 1 Penitentiary Center. Afterward, he will go to the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat to preside over the recitation of the Holy Rosary. That afternoon, the Holy Father will meet with charitable and social service organizations of the Diocese of Barcelona at the Church of Saint Augustine . Following this meeting, Leo XIV will preside over the celebration of Holy Mass at the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia, after which he will inaugurate the Tower of Jesus Christ at the temple.
Canary Islands · June 11-12
On the morning of Thursday, June 11, for the first time in history, Pope will visit the Canary Islands, fulfilling the wish of his predecessor, Pope Francis. The Pontiff will land at the Gran Canaria/Gando Air Base , from where he will travel to the Port of Arguineguín to learn firsthand about the realities of migrant reception. Following this, he will meet at the Cathedral of Santa Ana with the bishops, priests, religious men and women, seminarians, and pastoral agents of the diocese. In the afternoon, the day will culminate with the celebration of Holy Mass presided over by Pope Leo XIV at the Gran Canaria Stadium .
On Friday, June 12, the Holy Father will travel from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Santa Cruz de Tenerife. After landing at Tenerife North-Los Rodeos International Airport , in the municipality of La Laguna, he will visit migrants at the Raíces Center . Following this, he will meet with organizations dedicated to the integration of immigrants in the Plaza del Cristo in La Laguna . Finally, this leg of his Apostolic Journey to Spain will conclude with the celebration of Holy Mass in the Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife .
After the farewell ceremony at Tenerife North-Los Rodeos International Airport, the Pope will take the flight back to Rome.
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV
TO SPAIN
June 6-12, 2026
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Saturday, June 6, 2026
ROME – MADRID
08:00
Departure by airplane 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 in Madrid
12:00
COURTESY VISIT TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN
12:30
MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS at the Royal Palace in Madrid
18:00
VISIT TO THE STAFF AND BENEFICIARIES OF THE “CEDIA 24 HORAS SOCIAL PROJECT” at the Information and Welcome Center
8:30 PM
PRAYER VIGIL WITH YOUNG PEOPLE in the Plaza de Lima
Sunday, 7 June 2026
MADRID
10:00
HOLY MASS in the Plaza de Cibeles
Corpus Christi Procession
16:30
PRIVATE MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE AUGUSTINIAN ORDER at the Apostolic Nunciature
18:00
MEETING “BUILDING NETWORKS WITH THE WORLD OF CULTURE, ART, ECONOMY AND SPORT” at the Movistar Arena
19:30
Dinner at the Residence of the Cardinal Archbishop of Madrid
Monday, June 8, 2026
MADRID
09:30
MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER 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 offices of the Episcopal Conference
12:50
Lunch with the Bishops at the Apostolic Nunciature
18:00
PRAYER AND DEVOTION TO OUR LADY OF ALMUDENA at the Cathedral of Holy Mary of Almudena
19:00
MEETING WITH THE DIOCESAN COMMUNITY at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
MADRID – BARCELONA
10:20
MEETING WITH VOLUNTEERS in Pavilion 3 of IFEMA Madrid
11:10
Departure by airplane from Adolfo Suárez Madrid/Barajas International Airport
12:25
Arrival at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona/El Prat International Airport
13:00
MIDDAY PRAYER in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia
8:00 PM
PRAYER VIGIL at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium
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 WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS in the Church of Sant Agustí
19:30
HOLY MASS in the Basilica of the Sagrada Família
Inauguration of the tower of Jesus Christ
Thursday, June 11, 2026
BARCELONA – LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA
08:30
Departure by airplane 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 ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH MIGRANTS in the port of Arguineguín
13:30
MEETING WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, DEACONS, RELIGIOUS, SEMINARIANS AND PASTORAL WORKERS in the Cathedral of Saint Anne
18:30
HOLY MASS at the Gran Canaria Stadium
Friday, June 12, 2026
LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA – SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE – ROME
08:30
Departure by airplane 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 AT THE “LAS RAÍCES CENTER”
10:10
MEETING WITH ORGANIZATIONS WORKING FOR THE INTEGRATION OF MIGRANTS in the 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 airplane from Tenerife International Airport to Rome
20:10
Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport
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Holy See Press Office Bulletin , 6 May 2026