2+ hour, 28+ min ago  (1093+ words) 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 church the tallest Catholic church the world and urging people to…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (460+ words) (OSV News) "Pope Leo XIV met the Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny in Madrid June 8, after joking days earlier that he would be vying against the singer for Spaniards" attention as their tours in Spain"s capital overlapped. Vatican spokesperson…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (364+ words) BILLUND, Denmark (OSV News) "To commemorate the centennial year of the death of famed architect Antoni Gaud, who designed Spain's Sagrada Famlia basilica, The Lego Group announced June 4 the release of a new model kit of the church, calling it…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (700+ words) BARCELONA, Spain (OSV News) " Nearly 100 years after the death of "God's architect" Antoni Gaud, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Barcelona on June 9 for a two-day visit to the Catalan capital that will culminate in the inauguration of the crowning tower…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (792+ words) MADRID (OSV News) "Madrid's famous Bernab'u soccer stadium, normally packed with fans of the Real Madrid football club, roared with cheers and songs of praise to the Lord June 8 as 80, 000 Catholics prayed together with Pope Leo XIV. "Behold the Church, dear…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1186+ words) (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 Catholic Church can promote safety and healing for victims, the Vatican…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (887+ words) MADRID (OSV News) "Hours after celebrating Mass for an estimated 1. 5 million people and leading a Corpus Christi procession through the streets of Madrid, Pope Leo XIV found himself in a very different setting. He was in a packed arena where…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1077+ words) MADRID (OSV News) " More than 1. 2 million people filled the streets of Madrid as Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass and led a Eucharistic procession through the heart of the Spanish capital June 7 for the solemnity of Corpus Christi, the liturgical feast…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (839+ words) ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE FROM ROME TO MADRID (CNS) " Before touching down in Spain for his fourth apostolic journey abroad, Pope Leo XIV told reporters traveling with him that his plan was to meet with all facets of society: Catholics,…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1098+ words) MADRID (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV arrived in Spain June 6, invoking Saints Teresa of "vila, John of the Cross and Ignatius of Loyola as spiritual guides for the polarized country as it navigates profound social tensions. "I come among you…...