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POPE LEO XIV IN SPAIN

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

On the Ground Coverage

Lego announces new set designed after Spain’s Sagrada Família basilica

by OSV News

BILLUND, Denmark (OSV News) — To commemorate the centennial year of the death of famed architect Antoni Gaudí, who designed Spain’s Sagrada Família basilica, The Lego Group announced June …

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
Christian harassment cases rise in Israel as advocates urge victims to report incidents
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Barcelona on eve of Gaudí’s 100th death anniversary
Pope Leo’s encyclical a call to ‘recover the mystery’ of humans, says Eastern Catholic scholar

U.S. Church

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

by Mark Zimmermann

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — While flashy events are planned in the U.S. capital for the Independence Day weekend, a prayerful commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary unfolded June …

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

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

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

Consecration 101: What the bishops’ upcoming consecration of the US to the Sacred Heart means

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

World

Pope meets with six clergy abuse victims in Madrid

by Junno Arocho Esteves

(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 …

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

All on board: Meet the pilot who will fly Pope Leo XIV to Barcelona

Flowers, stadiums, Banderas and jamón: Spain is ready to welcome Pope Leo XIV

Sagrada Familia’s papal connection comes full circle with Pope Leo XIV

Vatican

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

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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