Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed on June 9, 2026 that Pope Leo XIV met singer Bad Bunny, together with family members, during the Pontiff’s apostolic visit to Spain. The brief private encounter took place on June 8 inside the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, where the Holy Father was addressing young people as part of Corpus Christi events.
Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio in 1994, requested the meeting. Raised in a devout Catholic family in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, he sang in the choir of Most Holy Trinity Parish until the age of 13 and served as an altar boy. His mother continues as a volunteer catechist. While acknowledging the formative influence of his Catholic upbringing, the artist is not known to practise the Faith actively today.
