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POPE LEO XIV IN SPAIN

Madrid, Barcelona, Gran Canaria and Tenerife
June 6-12, 2026

On the Ground Coverage

Washington Roundup: Trump seeks off-ramp for Iran war; pro-lifers seek Planned Parenthood defund

by Kate Scanlon

Pope Leo XIV is among the world leaders who have criticized the U.S. conflict with Iran and called for peace in the region. 

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
5 ways to foster devotion to the Sacred Heart
Papal plane remains in Spain: Pope Leo’s return flight to Rome delayed by mechanical problems
Religious liberty ‘the cornerstone of any just society,’ Pope Leo says in message to Becket gala

U.S. Church

Trump calls consecration of US ‘poignant reminder’ nation is guided by ‘loving hand of God’

by OSV News

President Donald Trump June 11 called the U.S. Catholic bishops’ consecration of the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for its 250th anniversary “a powerful moment in …

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s Baltimore leg pays tribute to US founders, first cathedral

Spiritual transformation can be found behind prison walls, bishops told

US bishops approve updates to landmark child protection policies

Bishops’ spring public meeting culminates with charter vote, consecration to Sacred Heart

Bishops consecrate United States to Sacred Heart of Jesus

World

Church leaders to G7 leaders: Place the human person ‘at the heart’ of governance

by OSV News

Presidents of Catholic bishops’ conferences of the G7 member states called on heads of state and government to root governance in human dignity, as national leaders prepare for …

At Tenerife, Pope Leo urges traffickers to stop and repent, or face divine justice
Tower of Jesus Christ inauguration: How Sagrada Família’s breathtaking spectacle came to life
Northern Ireland: Bishop denounces rioters stoking ‘flames of racism’ in Belfast
Pope Leo blesses Sagrada Familia’s Tower of Jesus, says beauty can lead people to God
‘Peace cannot be attained without mercy,’ Pope Leo tells global congress in Lithuania’s capital

Lego announces new set designed after Spain’s Sagrada Família basilica

Christian harassment cases rise in Israel as advocates urge victims to report incidents

Pope meets with six clergy abuse victims in Madrid

Vatican

Kids that stole the show in Spain: a curious boy, a blind guide and a girl with a rosary

by Ines San Martin

Opinion

The heart of the matter

by Michael R. Heinlein

Why the bishops are consecrating the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

by Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski

Pope Leo’s first encyclical

by Michael R. Heinlein

Reviews

Sacred Heart: His Reign Has No End

by John Mulderig
Obsession
The Sheep Detectives
St. Francis of Assisi in film
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