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Madrid: Awaiting Pope Leo's arrival and a revitalization of the faith

1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (799+ words) By Kielce Gussie - Madrid Tomorrow, the city of Madrid will welcome Pope Leo XIV for the first leg of his Apostolic Journey to Spain. Final preparations are underway in the country's capital: roads are blocked off, floral arrangements spelling out…...

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'Now I wait for Pope Leo,' says the Canary Islands migrant who moved Pope Francis

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (727+ words) By Salvatore Cernuzio " Madrid Pope Francis was deeply moved when he read the words written by Ousseynou Fall, a former fisherman who fled Senegal and now lives on Gran Canaria. In a letter, Ousseynou recounted his story: the story of…...

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vaticannews. va > en > pope > news > 2026-06 > from-institutions-to-peripheries-pope-leos-pilgrimage-to-spain. html

From institutions to the peripheries: Pope Leo's pilgrimage to Spain

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1132+ words) Pope Leo XIV's upcoming Apostolic Journey to Spain, scheduled for June 612, is significant in every respect. So too is the anticipation surrounding this fourth international trip, which will see Leo XIV travel 2, 500 kilometers, stopping in Madrid, Barcelona, and the Canary…...

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vaticannews. va > en > pope > news > 2026-05 > pope-beatification-spanish-civil-war-martyrs-elias-hoyek-lebanon. html

Pope authorizes beatification of Lebanese 'founding father', 80 Spanish martyrs

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (739+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Thursday authorized the promulgation of six decrees from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, paving the way for the beatification of the Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Elias Hoyek and 80 martyrs of the Spanish Civil War. The…...

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vaticannews. va > en > pope > news > 2026-05 > pope-leo-schedule-apostolic-journey-to-spain-announced. html

Schedule for Pope's Apostolic Journey to Spain released

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (405+ words) The Holy See Press Office on Wednesday confirmed the schedule for the Pope's upcoming Apostolic Journey to Spain, which will feature twelve speeches, four Masses, and around ten meetings with political, ecclesial, and civic leaders. There will be three main…...

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vaticannews. va > en > pope > news > 2026-03 > pope-leo-s-itinerary-published-for-visit-to-principality-monaco. html

Pope Leo's itinerary published for visit to Principality of Monaco

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (626+ words) The journey of less than nine hours, marked by four meetings begins with the courtesy visit with Prince Albert II, followed by encounters with the Catholic community and with young people and catechumens, and concluding with Mass at Stade Louis…...

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vaticannews. va > en > church > news > 2026-02 > basilica-sagrada-familia-cross-completed-tower-of-jesus-christ. html

Central tower of Barcelona's Sagrada Fam'lia completed

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (383+ words) With the installation of the upper arm of the cross on the Tower of Jesus Christ, carried out in Barcelona on February 20, 2026, the Sagrada Fam'lia has completed the external works of its central tower, the highest point of the basilica....

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vaticannews. va > en > world > news > 2026-02 > spain-migrant-regularisation-sanchez-valcarcel-church-jrs. html

Regularisation of migrants in Spain: "Every person is an end in themselves' - Vatican News

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (397+ words) Last month, the Spanish cabinet approved a decree granting legal residency to hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants." At a time when deportation and detention dominate discussions on migration elsewhere, it was a striking choice. In Spain, irregular migrants had…...

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