More than 1.2 million people filled the streets of Madrid on Sunday for a mass by Pope Leo XIV at which he called for a renewal of the Catholic faith in Spain.
A jubilant crowd of Catholic faithful filled Madrid with chants, cheers and applause on Sunday as an open-air mass by Pope Leo XIV imbued the Spanish capital with religious fervour.
India declared their first innings on an imposing 564-8 on day two of the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Sunday after pace bowler Mohammad Saleem took six wickets.
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