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Pope in Barcelona talks mental health, violence against women

Church in Europe

A view of the Basilica of Montserrat at the Monastery of Montserrat near Barcelona, Spain, Friday, June 5, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia’s allure while honoring Catalonia’s holy mountain

Jun 9
Joseph Wilson

Pope Leo XIV leaves after meeting with Spain's bishops at the Spanish Episcopal Conference in Madrid, Spain, Monday, June 8, 2026. (Credit: Andrea Comas/AP.)

Pope meets abuse victims on third day in Spain

Jun 8
Elise Ann Allen

In Spain, Pope points Europe to future of faith, solidarity amid global upheaval

Jun 7
Elise Ann Allen

Members of the French parliament in Paris, France, on Dec. 9, 2025. (Credit: Michel Euler/AP.)

French archbishop to Crux Now: not all ‘progress’ is beneficial after second rejection of assisted suicide bill in French Senate

Jun 6
Fionn Shiner

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
Fionn Shiner

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

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
Emilio Morenatti

People watch as a crane lifts the upper arm of the cross onto the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, reaching the basilica’s maximum height of 566 feet. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Ahead of Pope Leo’s trip to Spain, Gaudí expert says: Famous architect saw himself in ‘collaboration’ with God

Jun 2
Fionn Shiner

Parishioners pray during a mass in the crypt of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Returning to the fold? Some young Spaniards embrace Catholicism and can’t wait for Pope Leo’s visit

Jun 1
Giovanna Dell'Orto,
Associated Press