Pope Leo XIV calls for newfound respect for the rights of migrants and international law during an historic address to the Spanish parliament that signaled a new level of acceptance of the Catholic Church in the public sphere in the overwhelmingly secular country. Leo delivered the first papal address to the Spanish legislature on Monday. In it, the American pope said a “moral renewal” was necessary in legislatures and public life, to respect the inherent dignity of all people, including migrants, the unborn and most vulnerable people. He repeated his call for peace, dialogue and “diplomatic courage” as Israeli and Iran traded retaliatory strikes that threatened to plunge the Mideast into war anew.