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Pope appeals for refugees, praises ecumenical initiative
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (398+ words) Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims and tourists gathered for the Angelus prayer on Sunday, 21 June 2026. Image "Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV appealed for refugees around the globe on Sunday, calling on world leaders to give those who have taken flight…...
Synodality Leo-style holds promise: The clerical abuse crisis is the real test
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (137+ words) Pope Leo XIV waves as he leaves Pavia's Cathedral, northern Italy, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (Credit: Antonio Calanni/AP.) The extraordinary consistory of cardinals Pope Leo XIV has called for June 2627 is shaping up to be exercise in "Leonine" synodality real collegial…...
Vatican recognises the martyrdom of 20 Spanish priests murdered during the Civil War
2+ day, 9+ min ago (782+ words) Documentation of causes for beatification and canonization preserved in the Archives of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. (Image "Vatican Media) The Vatican has recognised the martyrdom of 20 Spanish priests from Ibiza who were killed in hatred of the…...
The 700-year-old St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague inaugurates a new organ
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (394+ words) A worker adjusts cables during the installation of a new organ at Prague's St. Vitus Cathedral that is coming to its final stages in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (Credit: Petr David Josek/AP.) PRAGUE " Prague's St. Vitus Cathedral had…...
Being Catholic is great, but the paperwork "
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (108+ words) Worshippers receive communion during a Mass in the crypt of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, on Friday, May 15, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.) "The Catholic Church: Our Lord is the Way to Eternal Life, but there is paperwork involved." It…...
Pope to return in Spanish royal jet after tech issue grounds plane
1+ week, 1+ day ago (384+ words) The royal jet of the King of Spain being readied for Pope Leo XIV on 12 June 2026. Image credit: Elise Ann Allen/Crux ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE " Pope Leo XIV is returning to Rome on the Spanish royal jet, a change…...
In Canary Islands, pope puts a spotlight on tragedies of migration
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1792+ words) Pope Leo XIV greets people during a visit with organizations assisting migrants in the Canary Islands, Spain, on 11 June 2026. Image "Vatican Media GRAND CANARY " Pope Leo began the final leg of his Spanish tour Thursday witha visit to the Canary…...
Pope visiting "dock of shame" in Canary Islands where migrants slept in squalor
1+ week, 3+ day ago (673+ words) Pope Leo XIV leaves at the end of a meeting with faithful and members of the diocesan charity and welfare organizations in the Church of Sant Agusti in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026 (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) BARCELONA, Spain " Pope Leo…...
Pope Leo inaugurates new tower of Spain's famed Sagrada Familia
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1692+ words) Bishop admire the newly illuminated pinnacle of Sagrada Familia basilica, blessed by Pope Leo XIV in Barcelona on 10 June 2026. Image "Vatican Media BARCELONA " On his second day in Barcelona, Pope Leo XIV blessed and inaugurated a recently completed tower on…...
Pope Leo XIV gets caught up in Spain's soccer and language debates
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1031+ words) Pope Leo XIV waves to the cheering crowd after attending a midday prayer at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.) BARCELONA, Spain " Pope Leo XIV'found himself in the…...