The Daily Question

During Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Journey to Spain in 2006, which city did he visit for the Fifth World Meeting of Families?


1. Madrid
2. Seville
3. Valencia
4. Barcelona

Your answer was: Valencia
You are correct!!

Answer: On July 8–9, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI traveled to Valencia, Spain, to preside over the Fifth World Meeting of Families. It was his first visit to Spain as pope, marked by a large outdoor Mass at the City of Arts and Sciences and a Vatican postmark dated 07.08.2006 commemorating the event. The trip emphasized the importance of family life — and also inspired a commemorative Vatican stamp issued on November 20, 2007.