Pope Leo XIV Met Bad Bunny in Madrid on Monday: Vatican
The Vatican said the two exchanged a few words and took photos during a brief encounter as 80,000 Catholics gathered for the papal event.
- On Monday, June 8, Pope Leo XIV and Bad Bunny met privately at the Bernabéu stadium in Madrid, where 80,000 Catholics from Spanish dioceses had gathered for a papal event.
- Cardinal José Cobo Cano, the archbishop of Madrid, had suggested the encounter offered an opportunity to "build bridges," following weeks of rumors regarding a potential meeting between the two figures.
- Over 600,000 tickets were sold for Bad Bunny's concerts in Spain, while 80,000 Catholics attended the papal event at the stadium.
- The Vatican confirmed the two exchanged words and photos during their brief meeting. In 2023, Bad Bunny released "Baticano," a song blending Catholic imagery with sexual liberation.
- Pope Leo XIV previously acknowledged competing with the singer for young people's attention during his weeklong visit, which drew 1.5 million people to his Sunday Mass.
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Making the gesture of “six-seven” to the crowd, jokes about his coincidence with Bad Bunny and speaking of football rivalries, Pope Leo XIV, 70, has connected with a younger audience during his visit to Spain.
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Religion News ServiceFrom ‘Baticano’ to the Vatican: Bad Bunny meets Pope Leo in Madrid
During his visit to Spain, Pope Leo XIV met privately with Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny.
The Supreme Pontiff continues a visit to Spain that leads him from the capital to Barcelona, where he is to bless the Sagrada Familia this Wednesday. On the margins of a gathering at the Bernabéu stadium in Madrid, Leo XIV received at a private audience the Puerto Rican singer who is currently giving a series of ten concerts in the city. No picture of this meeting called "breve" by the Vatican was broadcast. - In Madrid at the same time, Pope Le…
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