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POPE LEO XIV IN SPAIN

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

On the Ground Coverage

On Corpus Christi, US parishes show solidarity with migrants, refugees and urge their protection

by Nicole Olea

The Mass and procession in the capital were part of the Season of Faithful Witness rooted in prayer and Eucharistic devotion to show solidarity with immigrants.

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
5 ways to foster devotion to the Sacred Heart
Pope Leo XIV’s France visit takes shape with stops at Notre Dame, Lourdes and Metz
Northern Ireland: Bishop denounces rioters stoking ‘flames of racism’ in Belfast

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

US bishops approve updates to landmark child protection policies

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

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

Human trafficking prevention advocates share World Cup challenges, opportunities

World

Pope Leo blesses Sagrada Familia’s Tower of Jesus, says beauty can lead people to God

by Courtney Mares

BARCELONA, Spain (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV blessed the newly completed Tower of Jesus Christ at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica June 10, inaugurating the crowning spire that makes …

‘Peace cannot be attained without mercy,’ Pope Leo tells global congress in Lithuania’s capital
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

At Madrid building dubbed ‘Our Lady of Communications,’ Pope Leo will bridge faith, modernity

Vatican

Pope Leo tells trafficking survivors God recognizes their ‘inestimable worth’ during Canary Islands visit

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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