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PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV finishes trip to Spain with Mass, meetings in Canary Islands

Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds during Mass at the Port of Santa Cruz in Tenerife, June 12, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds during Mass at the Port of Santa Cruz in Tenerife, Spain, June 12, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

The Holy Father spent a week in Spain meeting with Catholic and civic leaders, visiting historic sites, and holding major papal Masses.

Pope Leo XIV departed Spain for Rome on June 12, finishing a weeklong trip to the European country marked by meetings with national leaders and bishops and a historic Mass at the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia.

The Holy Father spent time in Madrid and Barcelona before finishing his visit in the Canary Islands off the coast of Europe. Throughout his weekʼs trip he also met with civic groups, including those that minister to migrants, and visited a prison in Barcelona. 

The visit finished with the papal plane suffering a malfunction forcing the pope to deboard before takeoff. He ultimately left for Rome on the king of Spainʼs personal airplane after the king personally offered him the use of the aircraft. 

Hereʼs a look at the popeʼs final days in Spain before his return to the Holy See:

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Pope Leo XIV departs Barcelona for the Grand Canary Islands at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona/El Prat International Airport, June 11, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo XIV arrives in the Grand Canary Islands, June 11, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo XIV meets with members of humanitarian groups working with migrants in Spain’s Grand Canary Islands, June 11, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo XIV greets a boy in a wheelchair in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain, June 11, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo XIV meets with Catholics and religious leaders at the Cathedral of St. Anne in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain, June 11, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo XIV meets with Catholics and religious leaders at the Cathedral of St. Anne in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain, June 11, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo XIV holds a baby in Gran Canaria, June 12, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo XIV meets with migrants in the Plaza del Cristo de La Laguna, Tenerife, June 12, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo XIV waves at crowds during a meeting with organizations that assist with migrant integration, at the Plaza del Cristo de La Laguna, Tenerife, June 12, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds before Mass at the Port of Santa Cruz in Tenerife, June 12, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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Thousands of Catholics gather for a papal Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Port of Santa Cruz in Tenerife, June 12, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo XIV elevates the Eucharist during Mass at the Port of Santa Cruz in Tenerife, June 12, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo XIV boards the papal airplane at Tenerife International Airport, June 12, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo XIV leaves the plane he was to take back to Rome on June 12, 2026, from Tenerife, Spain. A malfunction on the plane forced the Holy Father to depart the aircraft unexpectedly. | Credit: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo XIV boards the king of Spain’s airplane on June 12, 2026, in Tenerife, Spain. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

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