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POPE LEO XIV IN SPAIN

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

On the Ground Coverage

‘Peace cannot be attained without mercy,’ Pope Leo tells global congress in Lithuania’s capital

by Katarzyna Szalajko

Catholics from around the world gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania, for the sixth World Apostolic Congress on Mercy.

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
Pope Leo XIV entrusts his ministry to Our Lady of Montserrat
Don’t let painful past overshadow hopeful future, pope tells Barcelona inmates
Pope Leo speaks with suicide survivor about mental health, hope in Christ in Barcelona stadium event

U.S. Church

US bishops urge action as housing crunch turns to crisis for families across the country

by Kimberley Heatherington

In recent years, the U.S. housing crunch has turned into a housing crisis, particularly among economically vulnerable Americans, with the U.S. Catholic bishops expressing significant concern about the …

In Washington, National Eucharistic Pilgrimage includes national blessing, downtown procession

US State Department awards CRS a disaster response assistance grant

Consecration 101: What the bishops’ upcoming consecration of the US to the Sacred Heart means

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

Pope Leo’s encyclical a call to ‘recover the mystery’ of humans, says Eastern Catholic scholar

World

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

by Judith Sudilovsky

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — There has been a sharp rise in reported harassment against Christians in Israel, according to new data presented June 4 by the Religious Freedom …

Pope meets with six clergy abuse victims in Madrid
Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique, shot dead at his residence
Indigenous, Church leaders hold ‘knowledge-sharing’ meeting on ‘Doctrine of Discovery’
Corpus Christi a reminder of the strength of life over death, Jerusalem patriarch says
At Madrid building dubbed ‘Our Lady of Communications,’ Pope Leo will bridge faith, modernity

Ukraine: Nuncio hopes for peace after Zelenskyy calls for talks with Putin

All on board: Meet the pilot who will fly Pope Leo XIV to Barcelona

Flowers, stadiums, Banderas and jamón: Spain is ready to welcome Pope Leo XIV

Vatican

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Barcelona on eve of Gaudí’s 100th death anniversary

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

Pope Leo’s first encyclical

by Michael R. Heinlein

Pope Leo XIV declares the digital age a mission field in ‘Magnifica Humanitas’

by Ines San Martin

‘Magnifica Humanitas’ explores being human in the age of artificial intelligence

by Bishop John P. Dolan

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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