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Pope Leo XIV's flight home from Spain was grounded so the king came to his aid

NPR 1 min read 14 hours ago

Leo's Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a weeklong visit to Spain, was grounded by a technical problem Friday, prompting Spain's king to offer his private jet instead.
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