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POPE LEO XIV IN SPAIN

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

On the Ground Coverage

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

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The second day of public sessions at the U.S. bishops’ spring plenary culminated with the much anticipated consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
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Bishops consecrate United States to Sacred Heart of Jesus
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U.S. Church

Spiritual transformation can be found behind prison walls, bishops told

by Jean Gonzalez

When he was in formation as a seminarian, a young William Wack sought an apostolate for ministry that he admitted intimidated him: prison ministry.

Child protection, sainthood causes, World Youth Day on US bishops’ spring meeting agenda

Catholic higher education should form ‘voices for the Church,’ says scholar

US bishops show support for local advancement of 2 American canonization causes

How to watch the bishops consecrate the US to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

On Corpus Christi, US parishes show solidarity with migrants, refugees and urge their protection

World

Pope Leo XIV’s France visit takes shape with stops at Notre Dame, Lourdes and Metz

by Caroline de Sury

The schedule for the pope’s trip to France is expected to be finalized by the Holy See in the coming weeks. 

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

Vatican

Pope Leo tells trafficking survivors God recognizes their ‘inestimable worth’ during Canary Islands visit

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

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

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

by Ines San Martin

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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