Pope Leo has told Spain’s parliament that escalating conflict, deepening polarisation and widespread disregard for human rights have pushed the world into a profound crisis, in one of his most expansive political addresses yet.
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Monday’s speech, which Leo gave in Spanish and received a seven-minute standing ovation by lawmakers, was a rare papal address to a national legislature and the first by a pope to Spain’s parliament.
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