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Pope to return to Rome on plane offered by Spanish king: Vatican

Pope exits plane on Spain's Canary Islands due to technical problem: AFP journalist
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Pope Leo XIV will return to Rome from the Canary Islands on Friday on a plane offered by Spanish King Felipe VI after his orginal aircraft suffered a technical glitch, the Vatican said.

The flight is scheduled to depart Tenerife at 6:00 pm (1700 GMT) and arrive in Rome at around 11:00 pm, it said in a statement.

 

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