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POPE LEO XIV IN SPAIN

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

On the Ground Coverage

Religious liberty ‘the cornerstone of any just society,’ Pope Leo says in message to Becket gala

by Kate Scanlon

PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV called the right to religious freedom “the cornerstone of any just society” in a message to a religious liberty law firm …

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
5 ways to foster devotion to the Sacred Heart
Church leaders to G7 leaders: Place the human person ‘at the heart’ of governance
Kids that stole the show in Spain: a curious boy, a blind guide and a girl with a rosary

U.S. Church

Trump calls consecration of US ‘poignant reminder’ nation is guided by ‘loving hand of God’

by OSV News

President Donald Trump June 11 called the U.S. Catholic bishops’ consecration of the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for its 250th anniversary “a powerful moment in …

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s Baltimore leg pays tribute to US founders, first cathedral

Spiritual transformation can be found behind prison walls, bishops told

US bishops approve updates to landmark child protection policies

Bishops’ spring public meeting culminates with charter vote, consecration to Sacred Heart

Bishops consecrate United States to Sacred Heart of Jesus

World

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,” …

Tower of Jesus Christ inauguration: How Sagrada Família’s breathtaking spectacle came to life
Northern Ireland: Bishop denounces rioters stoking ‘flames of racism’ in Belfast
Pope Leo blesses Sagrada Familia’s Tower of Jesus, says beauty can lead people to God
‘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

Vatican

Pope Leo: Whoever immerses in the Sacred Heart no longer lives for themselves

by Junno Arocho Esteves

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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