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Pope Leo XIV arrives in Spain on Saturday for a six-day visit spanning Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands
Pope Leo XIV lands in Madrid on 6 June for the first papal visit to Spain since Benedict XVI's 2011 World Youth Day trip, with a packed schedule of more than 20 events across four cities.
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PP and Vox seal Castilla y León coalition deal with 'national priority' clause on social aid and housing
After 80 days of negotiations, Spain's PP and Vox signed a 324-measure coalition agreement on 3 June to govern Castilla y León, handing the far-right party a vice-presidency and three ministries.
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Pope Leo names EWTN executive María Montserrat Alvarado to head Vatican communications
Pope Leo XIV has named María Montserrat Alvarado, the Mexican-American president of EWTN News, to lead the Vatican's communications empire, appointing the first laywoman to head a Holy See dicastery.
- May 28
Pope Leo XIV personally aids elderly priest who collapsed from heat during Vatican general audience
During a Wednesday general audience at St. Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV descended from the dais to assist an elderly priest who fainted, likely due to Rome's record-breaking heat exceeding 30°C.
- May 27
Ferrari's First EV, the €550,000 Luce, Sparks Market Rout and a Storm of Criticism from Former Bosses, Politicians, and the Pope
Ferrari's unveiling of the Luce, its first all-electric car, was met with an 8.4% stock crash and a wave of ridicule from a former president, politicians, and the public, who questioned its design, price, and departure from tradition.
- May 26
Pope Leo XIV calls for AI to be 'disarmed' in first encyclical, drawing praise from US Vice President JD Vance
Pope Leo XIV has issued a sweeping call to 'disarm' artificial intelligence in his first papal encyclical, warning against its concentration of power and use in warfare, while US Vice President JD Vance praised the document as 'profound'.
- May 26
Real Madrid presidential election set for 7 June as Pérez and Riquelme launch campaigns
Real Madrid's Electoral Board has officially scheduled the club's presidential election for Sunday, 7 June 2026, with voting to take place at the basketball pavilion in Valdebebas. Incumbent Florentino Pérez will face businessman Enrique Riquelme in the first contested election in 20 years.
- May 26
Pope Leo XIV issues landmark AI encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas', urging global slowdown and 'disarmament' of artificial intelligence
Pope Leo XIV has published his first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas', a sweeping manifesto that urges governments to slow AI development, warns against algorithmic deception, and calls for the technology to be 'disarmed' from purely military and economic interests.
