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papal trips

Pilgrims attend an outdoor Mass outside the Church of San Cayetano during the annual pilgrimage honoring Saint Cajetan, the patron saint of work, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (Credit: Natacha Pisarenko/AP.)

Argentines pray that Pope Leo’s visit alleviates their economic stress

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Débora Rey

Pope Leo XIV delivers a blessing in St. Peter's Basilica, on the occasion of the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo to meet with clergy abuse survivors during upcoming trip to France

Aug 7
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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

Jun 11
Fionn Shiner

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

Jun 11
Nicole Winfield

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

Jun 10
Joseph Wilson

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

Jun 10
Joseph Wilson

A view of the Basilica of Montserrat at the Monastery of Montserrat near Barcelona, Spain, Friday, June 5, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia’s allure while honoring Catalonia’s holy mountain

Jun 9
Joseph Wilson

In Spain, Leo XIV will reinforce Catholic roots amid rising secularism

Jun 5
Elise Ann Allen

The sun rises behind Antoni Gaudí’s iconic Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, May 28, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the city in June. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Photos of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia as Gaudí basilica rises before Pope Leo XIV’s visit

Jun 3
Emilio Morenatti

People watch as a crane lifts the upper arm of the cross onto the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, reaching the basilica’s maximum height of 566 feet. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Ahead of Pope Leo’s trip to Spain, Gaudí expert says: Famous architect saw himself in ‘collaboration’ with God

Jun 2
Fionn Shiner

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