Pope Leo gets ride home from king of Spain after plane's engine fails
The Washington Post • • world
Key Points:
- Pope Leo XIV concluded his seven-day trip to Spain with an outdoor Mass in the Canary Islands.
- After boarding his chartered Iberia flight back to Rome, a system failure was announced by the captain.
- Spain’s King Filipe VI, who accompanied the Pope during his visit, promptly boarded the plane and personally escorted Pope Leo XIV off.
- The unexpected intervention by the King surprised journalists on board the flight.