National Eucharistic Pilgrimage arrives in Maryland June 10, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate With the theme, “One Nation Under God,” the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage arrived in the Archdiocese of Baltimore June 9 at the site of the nation’s first monument to George Washington – a stoic stone tower just off the Appalachian Trail in Middletown.
Don’t let painful past overshadow hopeful future, pope tells Barcelona inmates June 10, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Amid the loneliness and despair of life behind bars, God continues to love and encourage the imprisoned to not let the sorrows of their past deter them from the hope of a better future, Pope Leo XIV told prisoners in Barcelona.
US bishops thank pope for encyclical and shining ‘light of Gospel’ on AI, tech advances June 10, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The U.S. bishops in a message to Pope Leo XIV June 10 thanked him for his new encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” and for shining “the light of the Gospel and the tradition of the Church on the new opportunities and challenges posed by the rise” of artificial intelligence and “emerging technologies.”
Special delivery June 10, 2026By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church I know there are people who say that a child learns best when they need to deal with the consequences. But I think there are enough hard consequences in life. The lessons I want to teach my children are to respond with compassion.
The strength of Jimmy Lai and the weakness of Emperor Xi June 10, 2026By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference What can his fellow Catholics do for Jimmy Lai at the moment? We can hold him in prayer every day. We can urge the Administration to continue to press for Jimmy’s release and we can urge our representatives and senators to press the Administration to keep pressing the Chinese regime.
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Barcelona on eve of Gaudí’s 100th death anniversary June 10, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Nearly 100 years after the death of “God’s architect” Antoni Gaudí, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Barcelona on June 9 for a two-day visit to the Catalan capital that will culminate in the inauguration of the crowning tower of his unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Família, or Basilica of the Holy Family.
Pope Leo XIV briefly meets Bad Bunny in Madrid June 9, 2026By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV met the Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny in Madrid June 8, after joking days earlier that he would be vying against the singer for Spaniards’ attention as their tours in Spain’s capital overlapped.
Christian harassment cases rise in Israel as advocates urge victims to report incidents June 9, 2026By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News There has been a sharp rise in reported harassment against Christians in Israel, according to new data presented June 4 by the Religious Freedom Data Center.
Lego announces new set designed after Spain’s Sagrada Família basilica June 9, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News To commemorate the centennial year of the death of famed architect Antoni Gaudí, who designed Spain’s Sagrada Família basilica, The Lego Group announced June 4 the release of a new model kit of the church, calling it one of the world’s “most recognizable and ambitious” buildings.
Question Corner: What does it mean if a couple is asked to ‘live as brother and sister’ during an annulment process? June 9, 2026By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner If the original marriage is presumed to be a true and binding one, then living as a married person with a new spouse is technically committing adultery — even if most divorced and remarried people wouldn’t subjectively experience it this way.
Why the bishops are consecrating the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus June 9, 2026By Archbishop Thomas Wenski OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary In linking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with the devotion to the Sacred Heart, the bishops invite us to reflect with gratitude on the blessings God has bestowed on our nation but, at the same time, devotion to the Sacred Heart demands that we consider how we might foster truth, justice and charity in American life.
Pope helps celebrate joy of being human, seeking truth, embracing wounds June 9, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News At the start of his fourth trip abroad, Pope Leo XIV humbly predicted that young Spaniards would more likely attend shows scheduled on the same days as his visit starring a fellow-American, Bad Bunny, who has the most audio streams in the world.
