By Joshua McElwee and Corina Pons MADRID, June 7 (Reuters) - Over a million people filled the streets near one of Madrid's main squares on Sunday to join Pope Leo for an outdoor Mass, likely to be the largest event of his week-long visit to Spain,

The crowd cheered and shouted "This is the youth of the pope!" as Pope Leo arrived for Mass at a central Madrid plaza. It's the first papal visit to Spain in 15 years.

Pope Leo XIV made a rare visit to the cockpit mid-flight before greeting passengers and crew during his flight from Madrid to Barcelona on 9 June, marking the second stage of his week-long visit to Spain.

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Pope Leo drew more than 1 million people to a mass in Madrid on Sunday to start his week-long visit to Spain, urging people to help the downtrodden.

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Pope Leo, ⁠who ⁠has forcefully advocated for the ⁠rights of prisoners, visited one of Spain's largest prisons on ​Wednesday, urging the inmates to make amends for their crimes and commit to living better ‌lives.