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Spain: Technical Issue Delays Pope Leon XIV's Departure to Rome

The journey of Pope Leon XIV in Spain faced an unexpected setback on Friday in the Canary Islands. As the pontiff was preparing to return to Rome after a several-day visit to the country, a technical problem detected on his plane forced authorities to temporarily suspend the takeoff.The incident occurred......

Pope Leo visits Canary Islands to highlight migrants’ plight

Pope Leo XIV traveled to Spain’s Canary Islands on the final stage of his week-long visit to the country, placing the spotlight on one of Europe’s most pressing humanitarian challenges: migration across the Atlantic route. The pontiff’s visit to the Spanish archipelago, located off......

Pope Leo XIV begins state visit to Spain with focus on social and migration issues

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Madrid on Saturday to begin a seven-day state visit to Spain, a trip expected to highlight social challenges, migration policies, and the role of solidarity in contemporary societies. The pontiff was welcomed at the airport by Spain’s monarchs, King Felipe VI and Queen......

Pope Leo visits Spain to show solidarity with migrants

Pope Leo XIV is set to begin a significant week-long visit to Spain, marking his first trip to a European Union country outside Italy since becoming pontiff. The visit, scheduled from June 6 to June 12, is expected to draw large crowds and highlight some of the most pressing humanitarian challenges facing......

Two French sailors rescued alive off Morocco after maritime incident

Two French nationals who had been missing at sea for several days were found alive Thursday evening off the coast of Assilah in northern Morocco after an extensive multinational search operation. Moroccan rescue authorities said the men were spotted and rescued by a merchant vessel navigating through......

Search operations expand into Spain after two French sailors disappear off the Moroccan coast

The two sailors were traveling aboard a catamaran named Stella, which was being transferred from Martinique in the French Caribbean to a European port, reportedly either Barcelona or Marseille. Moroccan rescue services received an emergency alert early Sunday morning after the vessel encountered difficulties......

Spain expels alleged criminal gang leader to Morocco after dozens of arrests

Spanish authorities have deported a Moroccan national to Morocco after years of legal proceedings linked to multiple criminal offenses and repeated arrests across Spain. According to the Spanish National Police, the suspect had been arrested around 40 times and convicted on nine occasions for crimes......

Three US states monitor residents who traveled on hantavirus cruise ship as Andes strain confirmed

Health authorities in at least three American states are monitoring residents who were aboard the MV Hondius, the Dutch expedition cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has killed three passengers and left several others seriously ill during an Atlantic crossing. None of the......

Spain to repatriate all passengers from cruise ship hit by deadly hantavirus outbreak

Spain has agreed to receive the MV Hondius, a luxury expedition cruise ship struck by a fatal hantavirus outbreak, at the port of Granadilla in southern Tenerife, from where all passengers and crew will be repatriated to their home countries. Spanish Health Minister Mónica García announced......

Pope Leo XIV to celebrate mass at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia on June 10

Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to celebrate a mass at Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia basilica on June 10, according to the official itinerary of his visit to Spain released by the Vatican and the Spanish Episcopal Conference. Major religious event in Barcelona The mass at the Sagrada Familia,......

Canary Islands leader opposes docking of hantavirus-hit cruise ship at Tenerife

A hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has been identified as the Andes strain, the only known hantavirus capable of spreading from person to person, as the Dutch-flagged vessel sailed from Cape Verde toward Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday amid a growing international health......

Spain approves extradition to Morocco of convicted migrant smuggler

The judicial authorities in Spain have approved the extradition of a Moroccan national to Morocco in connection with allegations of involvement in irregular migration networks, despite his previous conviction for similar offenses in Spain. The decision was issued by the country’s high criminal......

Spanish premier calls for end to conflicts and greater China role

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called for renewed international efforts to end ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, emphasizing the need for a stronger diplomatic role from China on the global stage. Speaking during an official visit to Beijing, Sánchez highlighted......

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