Europe

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  13 June 2026
  There's no need to tilt at windmills. The Pope in Spain, Don Quixote, and the mission of the Church by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Madrid (Fides News Agency) – In one of the most important speeches of his trip to Spain, Pope Leo XIV, meeting with members of the Spanish Paraments, quoted the father of Spanish literature, ...
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  12 June 2026
  “200 Years of the Living Rosary”: From Pauline Jaricot to the worldwide Pontifical Mission Societies by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Lyon (Fides News Agency) – The two “global networks” of the Living Rosary and the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) span the globe. Their development has much in common and is rooted i ...
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  11 June 2026
  LEO XIV IN SPAIN - The Pope in the port of Arguineguín: “Every individual that arrives asks us what remains of our humanity” Gran Canaria (Fides News Agency) – “The Church cannot ignore these waters or any place where hunger, thirst, violence, fear or exile continue to wound human dignity.” With these words, Pope Leo XIV addressed the mi ...
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  10 June 2026
  The Las Raíces Center, between migrant reception and preparation for the Pope's visit to Tenerife Tenerife (Fides News Agency) – The Las Raíces reception center in Tenerife is preparing for the visit of Pope Leo XIV on June 12, when he will meet with migrants as part of his Apostolic Journey. The visit to the Cana ...
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  9 June 2026
  EUROPE/SPAIN - El Hierro, prayer for migrants who died in the Atlantic on the eve of the Pope's visit by Laura Gómez Ruiz La Restinga (Fides News Agency) - A memorial service was recently held on the island of El Hierro, one of the main arrival points on the Atlantic migration route to the Canary Islands, for the mig ...
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  8 June 2026
  POPE LEON XIV IN SPAIN - The Pope to the Bishops of Spain: cherish ‘as a treasure’ whatever facilitates the journey of faith Madrid (Fides News Agency) – “I would like to propose the image of a journey whose destination is God, toward whom we lift our gaze.” In his address to the bishops of Spain on Monday, June 8, a significant moment o ...
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  8 June 2026
  EUROPE/POLAND - Thousands of faithful flock to the Jasna Góra National Shrine for the bicentenary of the Living Rosary
  Częstochowa (Fides News Agency) – On June 5 and 6, the Jasna Góra National Shrine in Częstochowa became the heart of the Living Rosary movement, which began in 1826 at the ini ...
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  7 June 2026
  LEO XIV IN SPAIN - Jesus “travels the streets”. Corpus Christi with the Pope in Madrid Madrid (Fides News Agency) – In Madrid, during the Solemnity of Corpus Christi celebrated on Sunday, June 7, one of the most significant moments of his trip to Spain, Pope Leo XIV, in his homily delivered during the Eu ...
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  7 June 2026
  LEO XIV IN SPAIN - The Pope in the Canary Islands, Bishop Mazuelos: a sign of hope for Atlantic migrants Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Fides News Agency) – Pope Leo XIV's visit to the Canary Islands, scheduled for June 11 and 12, is part of his first apostolic journey to Spain, which will take place from June 6 to 12, with ...
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  5 June 2026
  If the "problem" is no longer atheism. Spain's missionary urgency awaits Leo XIV by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Madrid (Fides News Agency) - From June 6 to 12, 2026, Pope Leo XIV will visit Spain as part of his fourth apostolic journey outside Italy. During this trip, he will visit Madrid and Barcelona, ...
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  30 May 2026
  Amidst persecution, a story of grace. Beatification of the martyred priests Bula and Drbola on June 6 by Chiara Dommarco Brno (Fides News Agency) – “Regimes, ideologies, and fears pass away, but truth, love, and fidelity have a strength that survives history itself,” said Father Karel Orlita in an interview wit ...
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  29 May 2026
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Episcopal delegate of the Diocesan Caritas of Tenerife on migration: “We must not become accustomed to suffering” Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Fides News Agency) – The upcoming visit of the Holy Father to the Canary Islands on June 11 and 12 focuses on the migratory reality in the Atlantic, one of the most dangerous and deadly routes i ...
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  21 May 2026
  EUROPE/ITALY - May 25: Celebration of the Camillian Martyrs of Charity and the devotion of the healthcare today Rome (Fides News Agency) – More than 300 witnesses sacrificed their lives in service to the sick, the wounded, and the forgotten, often amidst wars, epidemics, and disasters. “Their legacy is not just a memory we pre ...
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  19 May 2026
  Slovakia celebrates the memory of Veronika Racková, the nun and doctor killed 10 years ago in South Sudan by Bohumil Petrík Bánov (Fides News Agency) – “I cannot leave the people of Sudan because I love them”: This is what Sister Veronika Racková, doctor and missionary, said about herself before South Sudanese ...
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  19 May 2026
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Diocesan Missionary Day of Madrid: “The Lord continues to call” Madrid (Fides News Agency) – “Heartfelt thanks” is the motto chosen for the celebration of Diocesan Missionary Day in the Archdiocese of Madrid, which was just celebrated on Sunday, May 17, the Solemnity of the Asc ...