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POPE LEO XIV IN SPAIN

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

On the Ground Coverage

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

by OSV News

The special Mass of consecration will be livestreamed from the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ …

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
5 ways to foster devotion to the Sacred Heart
On Corpus Christi, US parishes show solidarity with migrants, refugees and urge their protection
Pope Leo XIV’s France visit takes shape with stops at Notre Dame, Lourdes and Metz

U.S. Church

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

by Julie Asher

ORLANDO, Fla. (OSV News) — Headlining the June 10 public session of the U.S. bishops’ spring plenary in Orlando were addresses by the president of the U.S. Conference of …

$70B immigration-enforcement funds exclude bishops-supported migrant protections

Nuncio to US bishops: Truth of human heart comes from the heart of Christ

US bishops thank pope for encyclical and shining ‘light of Gospel’ on AI, tech advances

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

Human trafficking prevention advocates share World Cup challenges, opportunities

World

Northern Ireland: Bishop denounces rioters stoking ‘flames of racism’ in Belfast

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Bishop McGuckian said he was praying for Ogilvie’s recovery, and paid tribute to his family’s “appeal for calm as they support Stephen.”

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

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

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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