Plane trouble delays pope's return after migrant-focused Spain visit

Pope Leo XIV on Friday wrapped up a week-long visit to Spain that highlighted migrant issues, but his return to Rome was held up after his plane experienced a technical problem.The pope had already boarded his Iberia flight in Tenerife after being waved off by Spanish King Felipe VI when the captain announced there was an engine problem.

Leo, 70, disembarked and finally departed around three hours later on a Falcon air force plane that had taken the king to Tenerife. The rest of the papal delegation -- including journalists and Vatican representatives -- were due to return on a replacement plane being sent by Iberia from Madrid.