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A new report shows more countries saw spikes in religious hostility by individuals and groups in 2023, the last year for which data is available.

Presidents of Catholic bishops’ conferences of the G7 member states called on heads of state and government to root governance in human dignity, as national leaders prepare for the G7 …

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain (OSV News) — During his seven days in Spain, Pope Leo XIV seemed to turn every popemobile route into an impromptu nursery procession, with children repeatedly …

(OSV News) — At the final Mass of his visit to Spain, Pope Leo XIV called on Christians to look beyond the allure of commerce and profit and instead embrace the …

BARCELONA, Spain (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV blessed the newly completed Tower of Jesus Christ at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica June 10, inaugurating the crowning spire that makes the iconic …

“La Moreneta has always accompanied me. Thank you, Catalonia, for your faith,” the pope said, while revealing a personal connection to the Marian devotion.

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 …

BILLUND, Denmark (OSV News) — To commemorate the centennial year of the death of famed architect Antoni Gaudí, who designed Spain’s Sagrada Família basilica, The Lego Group announced June 4 the …

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — There has been a sharp rise in reported harassment against Christians in Israel, according to new data presented June 4 by the Religious Freedom Data Center. …

(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 …