2+ hour, 32+ min ago  (889+ words) Thousands, including whole families, began to arrive here at the crack of dawn to ensure a good place in the Plaza de Cibeles or along the streets leading into it for this mega religious event, which appeared well organized by…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (940+ words) Cardinal Jos" Cobo Cano, the archbishop of Madrid, will act as host when Pope Leo XIV visits the Spanish capital, June 9-12, accompanying the pope at all the religious events during his sojourn. They know each other well, not only because…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (313+ words) We should be careful about what we celebrate. This is not a criticism of the architects who finished it. It is an observation about what finishing costs. The million-dollar version of the Sagrada Familia was not the finished spire. It…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (446+ words) Pope Leo XIV's visit to Spain and the Canary Islands from June 6-12 will take the pontiff to a country with a long Catholic tradition but a changing and complex reality around religious identity and practice." The 2026 survey further reports that…...

6+ day, 41+ min ago  (539+ words) MADRID (RNS) " Pope Leo XIV and Bad Bunny may seem unlikely candidates for a shared stage, but with both the pontiff and the Puerto Rican pop star set to draw huge crowds in Madrid next week, church and city officials…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (228+ words) The Vatican confirmed Saturday the Sept. 25-28 trip, which will be Leo's fourth foreign voyage of the year: Leo made a day trip to Monaco in March, visited four African nations in April and is due to visit Spain and the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (230+ words) For a moment I have the Sagrada Familia to myself." These buildings overwhelm with chutzpah and skill; all produce a wow. But that's it. They create their effect. We are impressed. Gaud" does something more." In addition to being a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (478+ words) A Reflection for Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter "But they cried out in a loud voice, covered their ears, and rushed upon him together. They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him." (Acts 7: 57-58) You…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (422+ words) (OSV News) " The Spanish bishops" conference was criticized by the head of Spain"s far-right VOX party after the church expressed religious concerns following a local council"s measure that would effectively ban Muslims from holding religious events in certain…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (488+ words) Bishop Emanuel Shaleta pleaded not guilty on Monday to 16 felony charges, including money laundering, during a hearing attended by many of his supporters. The hearing followed his Thursday arrest at San Diego International Airport as he was trying to leave…...