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King Felipe VI and Pope Leo XIV seemed to genuinely enjoy their last scheduled moments together. Surely mutual congratulations were in order. Leo could congratulate the King because the organizational work for the seven-day journey had been a spectacular success. Felipe could congratulate the Successor of Peter because the Church had showed itself alive, fervent,

Fuerteventura, Tenerife, Lanzarote. Far from the tourist clichés associated with these names, the Canary Islands present a complex situation, sitting at the crossroads of Atlantic migratory routes. Pope Leo XIV visited the Spanish archipelago to honor the Church’s commitment to supporting those who left their homelands hoping for a better future. “I followed him on

In 2022, Pope Francis called for a 9-year Guadalupan Novena to prepare for the 500th anniversary of Our Lady’s 1531 appearance at Tepeyac in Mexico. Last year, the Mexican Bishops’ Conference joined the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Latin America in inviting the USCCB to join the novena for its final years, culminating in the 2031

We often hear the saying, “actions speak louder than words,” and sometimes we may dismiss it, especially if it is inconvenient, and points out a deficiency in our own lives. It’s relatively easy to state our beliefs as a Christian and to go to Mass on Sundays. However, its quite another task to feed the

This year, the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary falls on the 13th of the month, meaning it coincides with the anniversary of one of Our Lady’s apparitions at Fatima. In fact, June 13 was the second apparition, and it was when Our Lady first spoke to the shepherd children about her heart. The