Following the completion of the Sagrada Família’s central spire in February, the pontiff will deliver mass to 8,000 people on June 10.

Pope Leo XIV on Monday promised victims of sexual violence by Catholic clergy that the Church would make "additional efforts" to change during a meeting in Madrid.

"By looking at Christ, we can see the world with renewed eyes: the tower of the cross then becomes a banner of charity, for God loves us in this way."

Pope Leo XIV calls for newfound respect for the rights of migrants and international law during an historic address to the Spanish parliament that signaled a new level of acceptance of the Catholic Ch

Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Spain will bring the American pontiff to a traditional center of European Christianity, where the Catholic Church has a complex legacy and the Socialist-led government is in the midst of a political crisis.

Pope Leo XIV and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain, who met on Monday, have recently clashed with President Trump. Their motivations, however, may be different.

Pope Leo XIV has gone viral after surprising crowds in Madrid with an unexpected hand gesture that many younger people immediately recognized. The moment came just weeks after the Pope was seen learning the same gesture from a group of Catholic children at the Vatican.