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Pope Leo XIV called on Europe to recognize Christianity’s role in the continent’s identity as he presided over a mass attended by 1.2 million people in Madrid on Sunday, the Catholic feast of Corpus Domini, pressing the case for faith’s continued place in public life.
Addressing the enormous crowd gathered at the city’s Plaza de Cibeles and the surrounding streets, Leo cited Christianity’s contributions to European art, culture and civic life, pointing to the schools, hospitals and other institutions that Christians, “motivated by their faith,” had built over centuries, The Associated Press reported.
“Is it seriously possible to believe that Europe — which we deeply love — would be the same without the influence of faith?” the pope asked.
The mass was the largest event of Leo’s weeklong trip to Spain, which began Saturday and drew an estimated 600,000 young Spaniards to a vigil service that evening.
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Addressing the enormous crowd gathered at the city’s Plaza de Cibeles and the surrounding streets, Leo cited Christianity’s contributions to European art, culture and civic life, pointing to the schools, hospitals and other institutions that Christians, “motivated by their faith,” had built over centuries, The Associated Press reported.
“Is it seriously possible to believe that Europe — which we deeply love — would be the same without the influence of faith?” the pope asked.
The mass was the largest event of Leo’s weeklong trip to Spain, which began Saturday and drew an estimated 600,000 young Spaniards to a vigil service that evening.
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Pope Leo urges Europe to acknowledge its Christian roots
Pope Leo XIV called on Europe to recognize Christianity s role in the continent s identity as he presided over a mass attended by 1 2 million people in Madrid on Sunday, the Catholic feast of Corpus
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