We present video highlights of Pope Leo XIV's pastoral visit to Spain, focusing on Thursday, June 11, when he travelled from Barcelona to Las Palmas De Gran Canaria.

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At Mass in Gran Canaria, Pope Leo warns against the “clamor of a bombastic, omnipresent and restless ‘I’”, and remembers the migrants who lost their lives attempting to reach the island.

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As Seoul prepares for World Youth Day 2027, a ceremony highlights human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence.

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Pope Leo XIV urged the Church in the Canary Islands to remain united in faith by embracing the Cross, deepening its Eucharistic life, and serving the most vulnerable with solidarity and hope.

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At a meeting with migrants and the organisations that rescue and accompany them in Gran Canaria, Pope Leo urges the world not to grow indifferent to their suffering and calls for legal and safe migration pathways, denounces human trafficking and exploitation, and insists that “human dignity has no passport and does not lose its value when crossing a border.”

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When Pope Leo XIV arrived at the Church of Sant Augustin (Agustí Nou) in Barcelona's El Raval neighbourhood, he was being hosted, so to speak, by his brothers – four Augustinians who serve at the Church in Barcelona. This small Augustinian community comprises two Filipinos and two Tanzanians. Vatican News spoke with the Prior, Fr. Dennis Pineda – originally from the Philippines, but with over 16 years of pastoral ministry and presence in Spain.

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Pope Leo XIV is set to arrive in the Canary Islands—the landing place for thousands of migrants coming from one of the deadliest migratory routes in the world. The local Caritas works with volunteers to “be by the side of the most vulnerable” and help offer a new life to those who make it to shore.

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Describing the Basilica as a catechesis made of stone, color, and light, the Pope emphasized that those who believe cannot kill innocent people nor abandon those who suffer, who weep, who flee from poverty.

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At a meeting with Diocesan Charity and Welfare organisations in Barcelona, Pope Leo XIV answers a young boy's questions about suffering, forgiveness and the meaning of life, reminding Christians that authentic charity begins with recognising Christ in every person.

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After praying the Rosary and pronouncing an address in the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, Pope Leo spends some time with the Benedictine monks that run the monastery.

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