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Leo XIV calls on the international community to examine its conscience regarding immigration

The Holy Father, in the emotional meeting with immigrants at the dock of Arguineguín, recalls that “we cannot get used to counting the dead, human dignity has no passport”.”

Jose Maria Navalpotro
holy family

“The Sagrada Familia is the tallest church in the world, not to stand out in worldly rankings, but to guide the steps of God's people in Catalonia.”

The Pope presided over a mass in the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia and ended the ceremony by blessing the large cross that crowns the 172.5 meters of the new tower, a historic milestone for the most famous unfinished temple in the world.

Javier García Herrería
Pope in the Raval

Leo XIV gets emotional with Renzo, the child who asked him about pain and forgiveness

León XIV respondió a las preguntas de un niño de seis años y a los testimonios de quienes trabajan con personas vulnerables, recordando que «el mal no tiene la última palabra».

Teresa Aguado Peña
Pope Leo XIV, rosary at Montserrat

Pope Leo XIV warns in Montserrat about the violence with which we cover up our wounds

León XIV reivindica en Montserrat el poder transformador de la Virgen y denuncia la violencia oculta en las palabras y las actitudes: «esa violencia escondida puede revestirse muchas veces de aparentes armaduras con las que intentamos proteger nuestras heridas».

Omnes Editorial Staff
Leo XIV Brians

Leo XIV to the prisoners of Brians: “God loves you as you are, but he dreams you better”.”

After the moving testimony of one of the inmates, Pope Leo XIV gave her not one, but two hugs.

Javier García Herrería
confess meeting Pope

56 priests confess hundreds of faithful during the preview of the Pope's meeting with young people in Barcelona

The diocese of Barcelona organized a massive celebration of the sacrament of reconciliation in the Olympic Stadium Lluís Companys.

Javier García Herrería
  • Pope's Travels
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Why the Pope's visit to Canada matters
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The keys to Pope Francis' trip to Africa
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Pope encourages looking at others as Jesus did: with a "gaze of mercy."
potato sanctuary malta

Francis urges at Ta' Pinu Shrine to "rediscover the essential: Jesus".
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Dreaming of peace, immigration and protecting life, Francis' main themes
potato trip malta

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Pope to young people: "Jesus is transmitted through concrete faces".
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The Pope in Lesbos, five years later: "We must address the root causes".
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Pope encourages Church in Greece to "renew confidence in God"
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"Greece invites to a life towards God and the other," Pope encourages
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Diane Foley

Diane Foley: "I could not have endured the murder of our son without my faith in God"«

Teresa Aguado Peña

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