3+ hour, 2+ min ago  (468+ words) (OSV'News) " Pope Leo XIV approved new statutes for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors that seek to balance its integration with the Roman Curia while preserving its independence. The updated statutes, which were'published'by the Vatican June 13, detail the…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (968+ words) LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, Spain (OSV News) -- As hundreds of drones illuminated the night sky above Barcelona's Sagrada Fam'lia, or Basilica of the Holy Family, forming the image of Antoni Gaud' and one of the architect's most enduring maxims…...

3+ day ago  (1608+ words) PORTA OF SANTA CRUZ OF TENERIFE, Spain (CNS) " After hearing the stories of men and women who survived harrowing journeys in unsafe boats and then faced exploitation by their captors, Pope Leo XIV harshly condemned such criminals, and he admonished…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1492+ words) (OSV'News) " 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…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1124+ words) ARGUINEGU'N, Spain (CNS) -- Standing at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, where thousands of migrants arrive each year after dangerous journeys from Africa, Pope Leo XIV recalled the biblical sea monsters Leviathan and Rahab. Yet the greatest threats lurking in…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1024+ 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…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (425+ 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 Matteo…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (337+ 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 one…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (676+ 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…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (391+ words) MADRID (OSV News) -- Pablo Mart'nez N'ez has spent 26 years flying for Iberia, piloting long-haul Airbus aircraft to destinations such as Lima, Peru. But the veteran captain says the flight he is preparing to operate June 9 will stand apart from all…...