An agenda marked by immigration
Pope Leo XIV plans to arrive at the Gando Air Base at 10:50 from Barcelona, beginning his visit to Gran Canaria. Almost an hour later, at 11:40, he will arrive at the Port of Arguineguín for a meeting with the realities of welcoming migrants, an event that will feature performances by the singer Pedro Manuel Afonso and the timplista Benito Cabrera.
At 1:00 p.m., a brief ceremony will be held at the Pérez Galdós Theater, where you will receive the keys to the city. From there, he will take a ten-minute trip by popemobile to the Cathedral of Santa Ana, in the historic neighborhood of Vegueta, where at 1:30 p.m. he will meet with bishops, priests and pastoral agents. In parallel, at 2:00 p.m. the opening of the Fan Zone installed in the annex to the Gran Canaria Stadium is scheduled, with a musical program that will include performances by artists such as Los Gofiones, Cristina Ramos, Yeray Rodríguez, the school of versadores, Javier Cerpa, the timplista Domingo Rodríguez The Coloraothe group Hakuna and the band La Clandestina de Agaete.
The day will culminate at 6:30 p.m. with a mass mass at the Gran Canaria Stadium, which will feature a performance by the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra and its choir.
