2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (261+ words) Theories started to circulate, both for those onboard and everyone watching or listening to the live events. But apparently one person in particular was able to guess what was going on. The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, was…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago  (598+ words) STEFANO RELLANDINI | AFP Fuerteventura, Tenerife, Lanzarote. Far from the tourist clich's associated with these names, the Canary Islands present a complex situation, sitting at the crossroads of Atlantic migratory routes. Pope Leo XIV visited the Spanish archipelago to honor the…...

7+ hour, 8+ min ago  (569+ words) From onboard: Our journalist's tale of the Pope's plane problems aleteia. org From onboard: Our journalist's tale of the Pope's plane problems STEFANO RELLANDINI | AFP Journalists disembark the papal plane A mechanical problem prevented the papal plane from taking off…...

18+ hour, 47+ min ago  (296+ words) The return flight of a pope from an apostolic journey has become associated with an in-flight press conference, giving the Holy Father a chance not only to reflect on the trip but also to answer a wide range of often…...

21+ hour, 35+ min ago  (736+ words) aleteia. org Lift Up Your Eyes: The three heights of Leo's visit to Spain STEFANO RELLANDINI | AFP The motto chosen for Pope Leo XIV's June visit to Spain " Alzad la mirada, rendered in English as "Lift up your eyes" " comes…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (539+ words) Pope Leo XIV closed his first apostolic visit to Spain on Friday with a forceful address on migration in Tenerife, directly confronting those who profit from the trade in human beings and urging host communities to move beyond charity toward…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (417+ words) Courtesy of Joan Serrami" "I always have a connection with Gaud, but I've experienced it especially with this crozier," Serrami" told Aleteia. "I made it with absolute respect. Symbolically, it's very powerful. I have feelings I've never experienced before." Antoni…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (367+ words) CESAR MANSO | AFP Numerous parishes, schools, and universities around the world are named for St. Thomas of Villanova -- including the Pope's own alma mater, Villanova University in Pennsylvania. The other arm of Pope Leo's pectoral cross contains a relic of…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (669+ words) JOSEP LAGO | AFP Amid various musical and artistic performances, the Pope's first evening in Barcelona featured a spectacular and daring demonstration by the castellers. They formed a human pyramid to the cheers of more than 40, 000 spectators in the stadium, who…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (239+ words) STEFANO RELLANDINI | AFP Before heading to the stadium, Pope Leo visited Madrid's Cathedral of Our Lady of Almudena, where he placed a golden rose before the image of the Virgin Mary, invoking her intercession for the Church in Madrid." His…...