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POPE LEO XIV IN SPAIN

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

On the Ground Coverage

Don’t let painful past overshadow hopeful future, pope tells Barcelona inmates

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Amid the loneliness and despair of life behind bars, God continues to love and encourage the imprisoned to not let the sorrows of their past deter them from …

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
Pope Leo speaks with suicide survivor about mental health, hope in Christ in Barcelona stadium event
US bishops urge action as housing crunch turns to crisis for families across the country
Benito meets Leo: Bad Bunny’s private audience with Pope Leo XIV in Madrid

U.S. Church

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

by Kimberley Heatherington

With the June 6 grand reopening of the newly renovated Father Peyton Center in North Easton, Massachusetts, the faithful have a revitalized opportunity to again encounter — or …

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

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

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

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

World

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

by OSV News

BILLUND, Denmark (OSV News) — To commemorate the centennial year of the death of famed architect Antoni Gaudí, who designed Spain’s Sagrada Família basilica, The Lego Group announced June …

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