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@elonmusk It is mutual. 😊

[Heidrun Haag @HeidrunHaag]

Happy weekend with Maestro @PlacidoDomingo and @ArturoChaconC singing the beautiful Pearl Fishers duet.

[Jozef @Jozef1324366]

@EWTNews A beautiful gesture of respect and friendship between Spain and the Holy See. 🇪🇸🇻🇦

Even an unexpected delay became an opportunity to witness humility, courtesy, and goodwill. May God bless Pope Leo, King Felipe, and the people of Spain with peace, unity, and faith. 🙏✝️

[EWTN News @EWTNews]

A double farewell: Pope Leo returns to Rome aboard King Felipe of Spain’s Falcon aircraft after his flight was delayed due to a technical issue. The king decided to change protocol and personally see off the Pontiff in his mother's place, as originally planned. In this unprecedented situation, the Pope received a double farewell.

[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

Pope Leo XIV has boarded the King of Spain’s private airplane to return to Rome, after his original Iberia flight was cancelled. Only the Pope and his closest collaborators and private security will board the flight, no journalists.

[janey~ @janey0406]

look at him 😅

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Pope Leo XIV and Barcelona celebrated the Sagrada Família during the inauguration its final sandcastle spire.

The Tower of Jesus Christ officially made the basilica the tallest church in the world. https://t.co/7TT8gxR636

[Sachin Jose @Sachinettiyil]

American Catholic bishops have consecrated the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, marking the nation's 250th anniversary.

Video: USCCB

[Paulina Guzik @Guzik_Paulina]

When I was in Spain ahead of the apostolic visit, Catholics hoped Pope Leo would send a message of unity and common good, urge the dignity of every human being, and give Catholics a voice.
In all 3 themes, I think those final goodbyes are done in a different Spain than one the pope arrived to. King Felipe's smile as he waves goodbye says it all.

"Religiosity which has shaped and defined this country for centuries is not a museum of the past to be visited, but a school of faith from which to draw even today: A school that teaches us to kneel before God and before our neighbor, because no one can kneel before the Lord and despise their brother; A school that teaches us of the gratitude of love that becomes a gift, so that it may flow among us and break the chains of all selfishness; A school from which we learn that God is a real presence and that we too are called to be present in the realities and challenges of society, not shying away, but personally committing ourselves to the building of the common good." (Pope Leo XIV, Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid, Corpus Christi Mass, June 7, 2026)
Video: Vatican Media

[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

Breaking: Pope Leo XIV will return to Rome on the Falcon plane of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain Felipe VI, after his Iberia flight airplane broke down.

[Catholic News Service @CatholicNewsSvc]

Pope Leo has boarded the royal plane. Headed for Rome.

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Look at them! The King of Spain 👑🇪🇸 @CasaReal and His Holiness Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex 🇻🇦🙏🇺🇲🇵🇪
They are the best!
📷 @Reuters

[MADRIDisuserFRIENDLY @MadriduserF]

The fountains are finally working in D.C. ☺️👇

[David Alandete @alandete]

Me mudé a Washington por primera vez en 2006. Nunca vi estas fuentes frente a la Casa Blanca con agua. Primera vez 12.06.2026.

[Marcial Cuquerella @Mcuquerella]

Me representan.

Ambos.

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King Felipe VI 🇪🇸👑 to the rescue of Pope Leo XIV!
The King of Spain lends his Falcón ✈️ to His Holiness 🇻🇦to return to the Vatican, after the Iberia plane refused to start. 👇

[Sachin Jose @Sachinettiyil]

Architect Antoni Gaudí designed the Sagrada Família so that its central Tower of Jesus Christ would rise prominently above the basilica, while remaining lower than the mountain of Montjuïc out of respect for God's creation, reflecting his belief that no human achievement should surpass the work of the Creator.

[Sachin Jose @Sachinettiyil]

Pope Leo XIV officially blessed and inaugurated the Tower of Jesus Christ at Barcelona's Sagrada Família, the tallest and final central tower of the basilica.

Video: Vatican Media

[MADRIDisuserFRIENDLY @MadriduserF]

Pope Leo XIV in #Madrid 🇪🇸 🇻🇦
📹 @rtve

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The King and Queen 🇪🇸 and Pope Leo XIV 🇻🇦watched the light show projected on the exterior of the Sagrada Família Basilica, in Barcelona, after the blessing of the Tower of Jesus Christ.👇

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The Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona, gets the front cover of the @wapo 👇🇻🇦🇪🇸