1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (1479+ words) On the final day of his apostolic visit to Spain, Pope Leo XIV issued a scathing rebuke to human traffickers and those exploiting vulnerable people, demanding they "stop," "repent," and make amends. The pope made his appeal June 12 during a…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (685+ words) 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 of his unfinished masterpiece,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (880+ words) 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 Spain's leading figures…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1744+ words) Gonzalo and three of his friends earn pocket money in a rather unusual way for most university students. He sings in a traditional Spanish band, entering restaurants in a town northwest of Madrid known for its splendid history -- San Lorenzo…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (1097+ words) Spain has been, and hopefully will continue to be, a very missionary nation." Pope Leo XIV spoke these words during a brief encounter with Father Jos" Mar'a Calder'n, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Spain. For Father Calder'n,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (555+ words) For a few weeks earlier this year, the world was riveted by the story of 25-year-old Noelia Castillo Ramos and her death at the hands of the Spanish government." No, she was not executed for being a heinous murderer. In…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (579+ words) Saturday afternoons on Olvera Street are rarely quiet, but it's not every day you see a cow and a goat leading a procession down Main Street." A day before Easter, on Holy Saturday, the historic district in Los Angeles transformed…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago  (751+ words) As Father Matt Ruhl, SJ, approached the Santa Monica Pier on the first day of October, he glimpsed a group of several dozen friends and family cheering his arrival." As the setting sun glistened off his sunglasses " a key part…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (344+ words) According to tradition, Compostela is the final resting place of Santiago (St. James the Apostle). And, since ancient times, Christians have made the journey to honor his memory and ask for his intercession. This year, his feast, July 25, falls within…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1016+ words) For the eight "perpetual pilgrims" who traveled the 3, 300-mile journey on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage from Indianapolis to Los Angeles, the end of the trip has to be a relief, to their feet at least. But while the National Eucharistic…...