POPE LEO XIV IN SPAIN

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

On the Ground Coverage

Benito meets Leo: Bad Bunny’s private audience with Pope Leo XIV in Madrid

by Maria Wiering 4:45 PM June 9, 2026

A Vatican spokesperson confirmed the meeting at Madrid’s famous Bernabéu soccer stadium to reporters June 9.

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

3:59 PM May 22, 2026

Newly renovated center brings ‘The Rosary Priest’ message to a new generation

4:10 PM June 9, 2026

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

12:22 PM June 9, 2026

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

12:07 PM June 9, 2026

U.S. Church

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

by Gina Christian 6:00 AM June 9, 2026

The Eastern Catholic perspective on the encyclical is crucial to understanding Pope Leo’s call to ground artificial intelligence in God-given human dignity.

Religious sister describes her journey through kidney failure, her hope for the gift of life

6:00 AM June 8, 2026

Beyond the buzzer: sisters, spirit and the NBA Finals

5:43 PM June 5, 2026

Washington Roundup: House rebukes Iran war; Senate approves immigration enforcement bill

4:44 PM June 5, 2026

US State Department awards CRS a disaster response assistance grant

2:09 PM June 8, 2026

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

1:29 PM June 8, 2026

World

Pope meets with six clergy abuse victims in Madrid

by Junno Arocho Esteves 3:04 PM June 8, 2026

(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV met with several survivors of sexual abuse in an hourlong meeting in which he listened to their experiences and their proposals on …