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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.
A day for the youth of Madrid
Posted on 06/6/2026 05:58 AM ()
A common thread throughout Pope Leo’s first day in Madrid, Spain, is the presence of young people, from volunteers at a reception center for the homeless to participants in the prayer vigil in the evening.
Pope in Spain: 'I come to affirm and renew fidelity to the Gospel'
Posted on 06/6/2026 04:16 AM ()
Addressing authorities and the diplomatic corps in Madrid, Pope Leo XIV says he traveled to Spain to encourage faith in the Gospel among believers, and reiterates that religious freedom and freedom of conscience must be protected.