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Day two in Spain: ‘What legacy are we leaving for the future?’
Posted on 06/7/2026 11:42 AM ()
Celebrations of different kinds—religious, artistic, and musical—mark the second day in Madrid as Pope Leo XIV leads the Corpus Christi procession after Mass and challenges people from all sectors of life to “be new protagonists for weaving new networks that harmonise all areas of life.”
Pope in Madrid: Weaving networks to safeguard the soul of society
Posted on 06/7/2026 11:20 AM ()
At a gathering bringing together voices from culture, education, business and sport, Pope Leo XIV calls for dialogue, human dignity and a renewed sense of the common good.
Pope to Augustinians in Spain: Communion and unity are a message to the world
Posted on 06/7/2026 09:30 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV meets with over 200 Augustinian fathers and several members of the Augustinian family in Spain and emphasizes the importance of communion and unity of the heart, as it can send an important message to the world.
Pope: In a world of conflicts God’s mercy can turn our lives around
Posted on 06/7/2026 08:30 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV highlights the power of God’s limitless mercy in a world marked by tensions and violence that ruin relationships, in a video message for the World Apostolic Congress on Mercy, taking place in Lithuania from June 7 to 12.
Popular piety and care for those on the margins
Posted on 06/7/2026 05:11 AM ()
Our editorial director reflects on how Pope Leo’s words to Spanish faithful point to a path for the whole Church.
Pope recalls how Eucharistic grace transforms and makes us protagonists of hope
Posted on 06/7/2026 02:19 AM ()
In the heart of Madrid, Pope Leo XIV leads Corpus Christi Sunday celebrations with over 1.2 million people participating, encouraging Spaniards "to ensure that the religiosity which has shaped and defined this country for centuries is not a museum of the past to be visited, but a school of faith from which to draw even today."
Day one in Spain: Pope challenges youth to change history with love
Posted on 06/6/2026 15:01 PM ()
Pope Leo XIV’s fourth international Apostolic Journey starts with missions given to the different groups he met today: to civil and religious authorities, set aside polarizing narratives; to those who care for the most vulnerable, truly see the dignity in others; and to the young people, be authentically human.
Pope calls on Spanish youth to "be the sparks of a new humanity"
Posted on 06/6/2026 13:40 PM ()
Meeting with young Spaniards for a prayer vigil in Madrid, Pope Leo XIV offered words of encouragement and hope. In his question and answer dialogue with the youth representatives, he called on them to be missionaries of the Gospel in order to change history for a better world.
Pope mourns death of Mozambican Bishop Citora Afonso
Posted on 06/6/2026 11:19 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV’s sorrow over the “serious act of violence” that claimed the life of the Bishop of Quelimane and Apostolic Administrator of Beira, who was shot dead in his residence, is conveyed on the Holy See Press Office Telegram channel.
Pope visits Madrid’s most vulnerable at start of apostolic visit to Spain
Posted on 06/6/2026 10:45 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV upholds solidarity and personal encounter during a visit to the CEDIA 24 Horas social project in Madrid, on the first leg of his week-long apostolic journey that will also take him to Barcelona and the Canary Islands.