“La Moreneta has always accompanied me. Thank you, Catalonia, for your faith,” the pope said, while revealing a personal connection to the Marian devotion.
2026 Papal trip to Spain
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Amid the loneliness and despair of life behind bars, God continues to love and encourage the imprisoned to not let the sorrows of their past deter them from the hope …
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Pope Leo speaks with suicide survivor about mental health, hope in Christ in Barcelona stadium event
On his first day in Barcelona, Pope Leo XIV told a crowd of tens of thousands that God does not abandon those who suffer, even when his presence feels most …
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A Vatican spokesperson confirmed the meeting at Madrid’s famous Bernabéu soccer stadium to reporters June 9.
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Nearly 100 years after the death of “God’s architect” Antoni Gaudí, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Barcelona on June 9 for a two-day visit to the Catalan capital.
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“Behold the Church, dear brothers and sisters! Behold the music of the Gospel, with its compelling rhythm,” the pope told the crowd.
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Unlike digital systems, the pope said, the Gospel’s algorithm leads believers, including bishops, to love people and to accompany them.
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(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 how the …
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Addressing artists, educators, business leaders and athletes, Pope Leo argued that modern society struggles to preserve the soul of what it creates.
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Pope Leo XIV made history June 8 as the first pope to address Spain’s parliament, receiving a seven-minute standing ovation after a speech that tackled some of the country’s most …
