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POPE LEO XIV IN SPAIN

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

On the Ground Coverage

What is Anthropic? A look at the company joining Pope Leo for AI encyclical release

by Gina Christian

The alliance between Anthropic and the Vatican sits within the context of an ongoing, multiyear conversation predating Pope Leo’s election, in which Church officials, tech professionals, theologians and …

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
5 ways to foster devotion to the Sacred Heart
Papal plane remains in Spain: Pope Leo’s return flight to Rome delayed by mechanical problems
Religious liberty ‘the cornerstone of any just society,’ Pope Leo says in message to Becket gala

U.S. Church

After Easter surge in confirmations, college students look forward in faith

by Katie Yoder

Universities across the country are experiencing a surge in students seeking the sacrament of confirmation this academic year.

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

In a heroic act, two priests drown while saving an altar boy in a coastal city in Ecuador

by Marietha Góngora V.

A tragic incident involving the rescue of an altar boy occurred March 13 during a Lenten retreat in the coastal town of General Villamil Playas, in Ecuador’s Guayas …

At Tenerife, Pope Leo urges traffickers to stop and repent, or face divine justice
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

French Christians shocked by murder of Chaldean Catholic influencer from Iraq

Jailed Catholic priests ‘used as hostages’ in Belarus

In interview, pope talks about abuse crisis, Trump, following Pope Francis

Vatican

Chesterton Academy students from across US make pilgrimage to Rome

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Opinion

Reviews

With ‘The Journey’ Bocelli gives us a Holy Week treat

by Andrew Petiprin
Obsession
The Sheep Detectives
St. Francis of Assisi in film
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