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Catholics hope Pope Leo’s visit to Europe’s migration hot spots will ease political tensions

Migrants react as they arrive at the port in La Restinga on the Canary island of El Hierro, Spain, on, Aug. 19, 2024. (Credit: Maria Ximena/AP.)

Catholics hope Pope Leo’s visit to Europe’s migration hot spots will ease political tensions

Jun 5
Giovanna Dell'Orto,
Renata Brito

The sun rises behind Antoni Gaudí’s iconic Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, May 28, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the city in June. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Cardinal confirms Pope Leo will speak Catalan in Barcelona after language controversy

Jun 5
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Supporters of Spain’s far-right Vox party wave flags during a rally in Murcia, Spain, Wednesday Nov. 14, 2018. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

As Europe’s populist right rises, so do clashes with Catholic bishops

Jun 5
Fionn Shiner

In Spain, Leo XIV will reinforce Catholic roots amid rising secularism

Jun 5
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Maria Montserrat Alvarado with Pope Leo XIV. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

New appointment to Dicastery for Communication an opportunity to mend wounds in Vatican media

Jun 3
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Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington attends a press conference at the North American College in Rome, Friday, May 9, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Washington archbishop removes priest as exorcist after comments on UFOs and demons

Jun 4
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The sun rises behind Antoni Gaudí’s iconic Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, May 28, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the city in June. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Photos of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia as Gaudí basilica rises before Pope Leo XIV’s visit

Jun 3
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Odiong sentenced to life in prison, but questions remain over Church handling of case

Jun 3
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Nekima Levy Armstrong holds up her fist after speaking at an anti-ICE rally for Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (Credit: Angelina Katsanis/AP.)

Anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church leads to arrests but no charges for journalist Don Lemon

Jan 23
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Prosecutor: Late former priest killed altar boy in 1972

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