59+ min ago  (1128+ words) As the July 19 World Cup final approaches, players from two historically Catholic nations can count not only on the prayers of their fans, but also on a rich web of Catholic threads surrounding the showdown between Spain and Argentina. From…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (428+ words) 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 Bruni confirmed…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1728+ words) MADRID — 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…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1090+ words) MADRID — “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 José María Calderón, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Spain. For Father…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (717+ words) Pope Leo XIV thanked the people of Spain’s Canary Islands after passengers exposed to hantavirus aboard a cruise ship were allowed to disembark on the island of Tenerife. “I would like to thank the people of the Canary Islands who,…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1055+ words) A Chaldean Catholic bishop in California pleaded not guilty to charges of embezzlement and money laundering, as the Vatican announced Pope Leo XIV had accepted his resignation in February. Bishop Emanuel Shaleta of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of St. Peter…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1216+ words) With the Vatican confirming Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Spain in June, plans for the upcoming visit are full steam ahead, the organizer of the visit said. Speaking to OSV News Feb. 25, Yago de La Cierva, who was appointed by…...