European leaders going to tomorrow’s state funeral for victims of the Madrid train bombings will have their first opportunity to meet face-to-face the newly-elected Socialists, and perhaps get a glimmer of Spain’s future foreign policy.

A MASSIVE crowd gathered around Pope John Paul II in the shape of a cross yesterday, as he proclaimed five new saints and urged Spaniards to emulate them.

Pope John Paul II appealed for world peace today at the start of a short visit to Madrid, testing his poor health with his first trip abroad in nine months.

Pope John Paul II began a whirlwind visit to Spain today, testing his frail health and seeking to reinvigorate Spanish Catholics who’ve strayed from their once-dominant church.