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POPE LEO XIV IN SPAIN

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

On the Ground Coverage

At Tenerife, Pope Leo urges traffickers to stop and repent, or face divine justice

by Junno Arocho Esteves

On the final day of his apostolic visit to Spain, Pope Leo XIV issued a scathing rebuke to human traffickers and those exploiting vulnerable people, demanding they “stop,” …

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U.S. Church

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

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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
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Christian harassment cases rise in Israel as advocates urge victims to report incidents
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Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique, shot dead at his residence

Indigenous, Church leaders hold ‘knowledge-sharing’ meeting on ‘Doctrine of Discovery’

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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

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by John Mulderig
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