Pope Leo to meet migrants in Canary Islands amid fresh Trump criticism

NewsWorldEuropePope Leo to meet migrants in Canary Islands amid fresh Trump criticismPope Leo previously drew criticism from Donald Trump for his stance on the Iran war and anti-immigration policiesJoshua McElwee Wednesday 06 May 2026 12:55 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971466","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-trump-canary-islands-spain-visit-b2971466.html","title":"Pope Leo to meet migrants amid fresh Trump criticism"}}CloseRubio appears to defend Trump's false claim that Pope wants Iran to have a nukeOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Pope Leo is set to visit the Canary Islands next month, focusing on the critical mig...