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Pope Leo returns to Vatican on aircraft provided by Spanish King
Pope Leo XIV flies back to the Vatican aboard an aircraft provided by King Felipe of Spain following a technical issue that prevented the original plane from departing from Tenerife’s Los Rodeos airport.
Pope in Tenerife: Open Christ’s ‘Ocean of Love’
Pope Leo brings his Apostolic Journey to Spain to a close in the Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, stressing that “no human being is an island”.
Pope Leo's visit to Tenerife shines a light on the migrant crisis
On the final day of his Apostolic Journey to Spain, Pope Leo travelled to Tenerife, where migration remains a defining reality. Visiting one of Europe’s main arrival points for African migrants risking the perilous Atlantic crossing, the Pope sought to draw international attention to the human suffering behind migration statistics and to reaffirm the Church’s closeness to those forced to flee their homes.
Pope concludes Spain journey with appeal to "lift up your gaze"
Concluding his Apostolic Journey to Spain, Pope Leo XIV thanks the Spanish people for their welcome and urges the world to "lift up its gaze".
European Christian communicators from ECIC visit Vatican media
More than 30 European communicators, theologians, and digital experts from various Christian denominations visited Palazzo Pio, the headquarters of the Holy See's media operations, during the annual meeting of the European Christian Internet Conference (ECIC), currently taking place in Rome.
Pope Leo's appeal to human traffickers and our shared responsibility
Our editorial director reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s words on the tragedy of migration in continuity with his predecessors.
Pope to human traffickers: Repent! Divine justice awaits you
Meeting organisations working with migrants in Tenerife, Pope Leo XIV calls integration a shared responsibility that restores dignity and belonging, while urging human traffickers to repent before facing divine justice.
Pope to priests: Be witnesses of the Good Shepherd and give yourselves entirely to Him
Marking the Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests, which is celebrated the Solemnity, Pope Leo sends a message to priests inviting them to witness "the tenderness of the Good Shepherd" and live a priestly life that "is steady and configured to Jesus’ Heart."
Pope Leo XIV to migrants in Tenerife: 'I carry you in my heart'
Pope Leo XIV meets with migrants at the Las Raíces Center in Tenerife during his stay in the Canary Islands, and reassures them that he carries them in his heart and prayers, and prays that no 'storm' may ever drive them away from feeling the presence of Christ.
Promoting human dignity, discouraging stigmatisation of migrants
On the last leg of his Apostolic Journey to Spain, Pope Leo XIV began his day on the island of Tenerife at the Las Raíces reception centre with a meeting with migrants during which the Pope was visibly moved by the encounter.
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Tenerife
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Tenerife for the second and final leg of his visit to the Canary Islands and of his Apostolic Journey to Spain.
Highlights of Pope Leo's pastoral visit to the Canary Islands
We present video highlights of Pope Leo XIV's pastoral visit to Spain, focusing on Thursday, June 11, when he travelled from Barcelona to Las Palmas De Gran Canaria.
Pope: Listen to the ‘hidden, beating heart of love’
At Mass in Gran Canaria, Pope Leo warns against the “clamor of a bombastic, omnipresent and restless ‘I’”, and remembers the migrants who lost their lives attempting to reach the island.
Archdiocese of Seoul honors AI scholar Fr Paolo Benanti
As Seoul prepares for World Youth Day 2027, a ceremony highlights human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence.
Pope in Canary Islands: Remain united through the Cross and the Eucharist
Pope Leo XIV urged the Church in the Canary Islands to remain united in faith by embracing the Cross, deepening its Eucharistic life, and serving the most vulnerable with solidarity and hope.
Pope Leo in Gran Canaria: ‘Human dignity has no passport’
At a meeting with migrants and the organisations that rescue and accompany them in Gran Canaria, Pope Leo urges the world not to grow indifferent to their suffering and calls for legal and safe migration pathways, denounces human trafficking and exploitation, and insists that “human dignity has no passport and does not lose its value when crossing a border.”
We are migrants ministering to migrants
When Pope Leo XIV arrived at the Church of Sant Augustin (Agustí Nou) in Barcelona's El Raval neighbourhood, he was being hosted, so to speak, by his brothers – four Augustinians who serve at the Church in Barcelona. This small Augustinian community comprises two Filipinos and two Tanzanians. Vatican News spoke with the Prior, Fr. Dennis Pineda – originally from the Philippines, but with over 16 years of pastoral ministry and presence in Spain.
Caritas in the Canary Islands: ‘The Church is present where the state is not'
Pope Leo XIV is set to arrive in the Canary Islands—the landing place for thousands of migrants coming from one of the deadliest migratory routes in the world. The local Caritas works with volunteers to “be by the side of the most vulnerable” and help offer a new life to those who make it to shore.
Pope Leo at the Sagrada Família underscores need to work for peace
Describing the Basilica as a catechesis made of stone, color, and light, the Pope emphasized that those who believe cannot kill innocent people nor abandon those who suffer, who weep, who flee from poverty.
Pope to Barcelona charity workers: Life Is a path we walk together
At a meeting with Diocesan Charity and Welfare organisations in Barcelona, Pope Leo XIV answers a young boy's questions about suffering, forgiveness and the meaning of life, reminding Christians that authentic charity begins with recognising Christ in every person.
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