MADRID (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV and Bad Bunny may seem unlikely candidates for a shared stage, but with both the pontiff and the Puerto Rican pop star set to draw huge crowds in Madrid next week, church and city officials say a meeting — or at least a live video link — is possible.
Cardinal José Cobo, archbishop of Madrid, said in an interview with the Europa Press news agency on May 21 that a meeting between the two “is possible.” He added that it could be an opportunity for “bridges to be built.”
He also said the Archdiocese of Madrid wants to help make the meeting happen, but added that it will be handled discreetly and “surprises are surprises.”
Speaking to a small group of reporters in Madrid, including Religion News Service, the spokesperson for the archdiocese, Sara La Torre, confirmed that Bad Bunny expressed interest in meeting the pope.
“The slogan of Madrid is that it’s a crossroads of the world,” said the delegate for tourism of the city of Madrid, Marta Rivera de la Cruz, “so it’s not impossible to think that here will be where Pope Leo and Bad Bunny will cross paths.”
On June 6, Leo will be meeting with young people for a vigil where he …