POPE LEO XIV IN SPAIN

Madrid, Barcelona, the Canary Islands and Tenerife
June 6-12, 2026

On the Ground Coverage

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.

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

3:59 PM May 22, 2026

Pope Leo scores with 80,000 Spanish Catholics in Real Madrid soccer stadium

6:11 PM June 8, 2026

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

4:53 PM June 8, 2026

Pope Leo jokes AI still thinks Francis is pope — and draws a lesson out of it

4:40 PM June 8, 2026

U.S. Church

US State Department awards CRS a disaster response assistance grant

by OSV News 2:09 PM June 8, 2026

“CRS is grateful for the opportunity to reach more people affected by crisis, at a time when humanitarian needs far exceed available resources.”

Sacraments administered by convicted priest still valid, ‘prayers focus on victims,’ says bishop

12:57 PM June 5, 2026

Pope Leo’s summer spiritual reading list recommendation: ‘The Practice of the Presence of God’

10:55 AM June 5, 2026

Report: 2 former University of Notre Dame rectors sexually abused students

6:11 PM June 4, 2026

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

4:44 PM June 5, 2026

It’s ‘all celebration’ as Sister Blandina’s sainthood cause advances

2:48 PM June 5, 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 …