Madrid authorities said more than 500,000 people gathered for the pope's visit as he started off his first papal visit to Spain. Huge gatherings are expected in coming days for the first papal visit to Spain since 2011. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Madrid authorities said more than 500,000 people gathered for the pope's visit as he started off his first papal visit to Spain.S1

• Huge gatherings are expected in coming days for the first papal visit to Spain since 2011. Pope Leo XIV has called on people to stop “fanning the flames of polarisation” on the first day of a visit to Spain. The pope, who will be in the country for a week, urg...S2

• Pope Leo XIV arrives Saturday in Spain, where he is expected to focus on the treatment of migrants and polarization in politics – themes likely to cement his pontificate as a counterweight to the Trump administration. The first American pope’s June 6 to 12 tri...S3