Marking a historic first, Pope Leo XIV addresses members of Spain's Parliament at the Congress of Deputies in Madrid and says that every truly democratic society must promote freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; that supporting families strengthens a nation; that life must be protected from conception to natural end; that every war is a painful defeat; and that new technologies and AI require rigorous ethical oversight.

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met privately with Pope Leo on Monday morning before the morning visit to the Congress of Deputies.

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On Saturday, Ugandan residents in Italy gathered at the Generalate of the Missionaries of Africa in Rome to commemorate Uganda Martyrs Day, observed annually on 3 June. The main celebrant was Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson. Cardinal Turkson is currently the Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.

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Outside of Hanoi, in northern Vietnam, the sisters of the Lovers of the Holy Cross share the love of God to promote and preserve the human dignity of the most marginalized.

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Celebrations of different kinds—religious, artistic, and musical—mark the second day in Madrid as Pope Leo XIV leads the Corpus Christi procession after Mass and challenges people from all sectors of life to “be new protagonists for weaving new networks that harmonise all areas of life.”

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At a gathering bringing together voices from culture, education, business and sport, Pope Leo XIV calls for dialogue, human dignity and a renewed sense of the common good.

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Pope Leo XIV meets with over 200 Augustinian fathers and several members of the Augustinian family in Spain and emphasizes the importance of communion and unity of the heart, as it can send an important message to the world.

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Pope Leo XIV highlights the power of God’s limitless mercy in a world marked by tensions and violence that ruin relationships, in a video message for the World Apostolic Congress on Mercy, taking place in Lithuania from June 7 to 12.

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Our editorial director reflects on how Pope Leo’s words to Spanish faithful point to a path for the whole Church.

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In the heart of Madrid, Pope Leo XIV leads Corpus Christi Sunday celebrations with over 1.2 million people participating, encouraging Spaniards "to ensure that the religiosity which has shaped and defined this country for centuries is not a museum of the past to be visited, but a school of faith from which to draw even today."

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Pope Leo XIV’s fourth international Apostolic Journey starts with missions given to the different groups he met today: to civil and religious authorities, set aside polarizing narratives; to those who care for the most vulnerable, truly see the dignity in others; and to the young people, be authentically human.

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Meeting with young Spaniards for a prayer vigil in Madrid, Pope Leo XIV offered words of encouragement and hope. In his question and answer dialogue with the youth representatives, he called on them to be missionaries of the Gospel in order to change history for a better world.

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