Papal Visit Archives - Crux

Church in Africa

Catholic missionaries abducted in Cameroon, then released

by Ngala Killian Chimtom June 26, 2026

Peruvian president says pope to visit in November

by Crux Now Staff June 19, 2026

Pope returns to Rome on Spanish royal jet after tech issue grounds plane

by Elise Ann Allen June 12, 2026June 13, 2026

Leo XIV to human traffickers: ‘Repent!’

by Elise Ann Allen June 12, 2026June 12, 2026

In Canary Islands, pope puts a spotlight on tragedies of migration

by Elise Ann Allen June 11, 2026June 11, 2026

Performers make a Catalonian human tower, known as Castells, for Pope Leo XIV as he leads a vigil of prayer at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium, in Barcelona, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV sidesteps Catalan controversy in Barcelona

by Fionn Shiner June 11, 2026

Pope Leo XIV leaves at the end of a meeting with faithful and members of the diocesan charity and welfare organizations in the Church of Sant Agusti in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026 (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope visiting ‘dock of shame’ in Canary Islands where migrants slept in squalor

by Nicole Winfield June 11, 2026

Pope Leo inaugurates new tower of Spain’s famed Sagrada Familia

by Elise Ann Allen June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

A priest celebrates Mass in the crypt of Antoni Gaudí beneath the Sagrada Familia while crowds of visitors fill the basilica above in Barcelona, Spain, May 15, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Insider tour of the Sagrada Familia reveals 5 divine enigmas and hidden treasures

by Joseph Wilson June 10, 2026

Pope Leo XIV waves to the cheering crowd after attending a midday prayer at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV gets caught up in Spain’s soccer and language debates

by Joseph Wilson June 10, 2026

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