Police will do "everything possible" to ensure that the Pope's visit is compatible with teacher protests
Few precedents in Mossos d'Esquadra deployment, with reinforced level 4 out of 5 of terrorist alert maintained
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Teachers rally in Barcelona as unions call new strike on day of Pope visit
Catalan education minister says "negotiation phase is over" and urges responsibility
Catalonia is the second-least religious territory in Spain
The Catalan territory has 10.2% less religious affiliation than Spanish as a whole
Catalonia prepares for visit of Pope Leo XIV on June 9-10
Pope will mark Gaudí centenary and visit Sagrada Família, Montserrat and Olympic Stadium
The Catalan anti-poverty project that 'impressed' Pope Leo XIV
A decade before becoming pope, Robert Francis Prevost visited the Ateneu Sant Roc Foundation in Badalona and praised its community work
Teachers reject education department deal with more than 65% voting 'no'
Staff in Catalan schools vote against preliminary agreement reached with unions despite proposed pay rise
Secular organizations call protest against use of public resources to finance visit of Pope Leo XIV
'I'm not waiting for you' campaign to rally on June 9 in Born, coinciding with Papal Mass at Olympic Stadium
Pope Leo XIV to visit Barcelona in June, coinciding with Sagrada Família inauguration
Official inauguration of newly finished Tower of Jesus Christ scheduled for June 10
Tote bags and Vatican flags: Barcelona prepares for Pope's visit
Souvenir shops yet to see merchandise boom while parishes look to turn Catalan capital yellow and white
Pope's Sagrada Família blessing ceremony to gather 8,000 people
Spanish King, PM Pedro Sánchez and Catalan President Illa to attend Tower of Jesus Christ inauguration on Gaudí centenary
Pope Leo XIV to lead 37,000-strong prayer vigil at Barcelona's Olympic Stadium
Visit will be held under the motto 'Lift Up Your Gaze,' inspired by the Sagrada Família's Tower of Jesus
Pope's visit to Spain expected to cost €15M, mostly covered by donations
Trip will have motto of 'Raise your gaze', with "healthy" involvement from society hoped for
Pope Leo XIV to visit Sagrada Família and Montserrat on June 10
Final itinerary for trip expected within days as preparations gather pace
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