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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Bishop and missionary. A native of Wessex, England, he was the brother of Sts. Winebald and Walburga and was related through his mother to the great St. Boniface. After studying in a monastery in Waitham, in Hampshire, he went on a pilgrimage to Rome (c. 722) with his father, who died on the way at Lucca, Italy. Willibald continued on to Rome and then to Jerusalem. Captured by Saracens who thought him a spy, he was eventually released and continued on to all of the holy places and then to ...

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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Pope Leo XIV’s sorrow over the “serious act of violence” that claimed the life of the Bishop of Quelimane and Apostolic Administrator of Beira, who was shot dead in his residence, is conveyed on the Holy See Press Office Telegram channel.

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