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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.

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Our editorial director reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s words on the tragedy of migration in continuity with his predecessors.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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As Seoul prepares for World Youth Day 2027, a ceremony highlights human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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After praying the Rosary and pronouncing an address in the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, Pope Leo spends some time with the Benedictine monks that run the monastery.

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In Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Pope Leo XIV will visit the Port of Arguineguín—dubbed in 2020 the Port of Shame after thousands of migrants arrived and were met with inadequate facilities. Now, the General Secretariat of Pastoral Care hopes the papal visit will transform this pier into a place of hope and allow migrants “to feel accompanied by the Holy Father.”

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Pope Leo XIV reaffirms the precious value of the elderly and their role as 'life teachers' and reiterates that old age is a time of grace in a letter sent to Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life on the occasion of the Dicastery's Meeting dedicated to Pastoral Care of the Elderly.

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At the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat in Spain, Pope Leo XIV prayed the rosary and called the faithful to accept the Virgin Mary’s invitation to always look to Christ that shows us mercy, reconciliation, truth and gentleness and “exposes the violence that can lurk in our words and attitudes.”

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