Pope Leo says young people prefer Bad Bunny to him

Pope Leo said on Saturday , June 6, that young people might be more inclined to see reggaeton star Bad Bunny than attend a papal event.

Speaking to reporters on his flight to Madrid, the pontiff said many youths could choose the Puerto Rican artist, who is performing in the city, but added that it was encouraging that some would still come to see him.

“But I think there will also be a few here to see the pope,” he said with a smile.

Pope Leo arrived in Spain on Saturday for a week-long visit, his first to an EU country outside Italy, where he will inaugurate a new tower in Barcelona's famed Sagrada Familia basilica and meet migrants who braved dangerous Atlantic waters to reach Europe.

The first American head of the Catholic Church is expected to draw large crowds on the June 6-12 trip, which also includes stops in Madrid, Montserrat Monastery and the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the west coast of Africa.