Pope Leo XIV is competing for attention and crowds this weekend in Madrid with another VIP: Puerto Rican sensation Bad Bunny is performing two shows of his 10-concert Spanish tour in the capital. Speaking to reporters aboard his plane Saturday, Leo acknowledged the appeal of Bad Bunny when he referred to anecdotal reports of a newfound spiritual awakening, especially among young people in Spain. The American pope said he understands that many young adults are sensing a lack of meaning in their lives and mused that his visit might help "awaken" something in them, the AP reports. But he'll have to catch their interest first.
"If they are confronted with the question 'Do you want to go see Bad Bunny or do you want to go to see the pope?' I think many will see Bad Bunny," Leo said. "But I think there will also be a few here to see the pope. And that says something, you know." Leo is opening a weeklong visit to Spain on Saturday. After Madrid, the trip will take him to Barcelona and the Canary Islands. He's hoping to bring a message of unity in a country polarized with political and church scandals.
- Father's service: On the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings, the pope told a French journalist that he would like one day to visit Normandy as pope. "My father was there," he said. Louis Prevost served in the US Navy during World War II and participated in the D-Day landings at Normandy as part of Operation Overlord, according to the Pentagon. Prevost also commanded an infantry landing craft, and after 15 months overseas, attained the rank of lieutenant junior grade, according to a note on the Pentagon website published soon after Leo's election. After the war, Prevost became a teacher and school principal in Chicago. He and his wife, Mildred, had three boys, including Robert Prevost, a future pope.
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