Here is an overview of the June spring assembly of the U.S. Catholic bishops culminating in the national consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. osvnews.com/with-focus-on-sa…

This week in Washington: Trump cancels scheduled strikes on Iran; pro-life advocates urge lawmakers to use budget reconciliation process to extend cuts to Planned Parenthood funding osvnews.com/washington-round…

A presentation by Louisville's Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre, on how the Sacred Heart of Jesus builds communities, was a tour de force of what living with the love of the Sacred Heart should look like in the Church, for the good of society. osvnews.com/the-heart-of-the…

After passengers had been seated for more than an hour and a half, the captain came on the intercom with the kind of announcement no passenger ever wants to hear: There had been "an incident with one of the aircraft systems." osvnews.com/papal-plane-rema…

After Pope Leo XIV’s flight from the Canary Islands to Rome was grounded due to mechanical failure before take off June 12, Spain’s King Felipe VI offered the pope a ride home to Rome on the king’s private jet. @catholicourtney reports from on the tarmac in Tenerife! #popeleoxiv #canaryislands #catholic #kingfelipevi #iberia

Yesterday, the @USCCB consecrated the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, as the nation prepares to mark its 250th anniversary. The Lord calls his disciples to adore and devote themselves to his Sacred Heart, in a manner like his call to St. Margaret Mary. The motive and fruit of the devotion is, first, for those who observe it to grow in gratitude and thanksgiving for the tender love Jesus Christ has for us, especially as communicated in the Blessed Sacrament. The second motive and fruit is to participate in making reparations for the severe ingratitude and callousness the multitudes have for the love of Jesus poured out for us. The devotion thus brings about pious love and solemn grief, all in response to the love of God in Christ. The following five practices are among the most common ways of initiating and perpetuating the devotion to the Sacred Heart. Read more about each step: osvnews.com/5-ways-to-foster…

At the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty's 2026 Canterbury Medal Gala, Archbishop Nelson Pérez read a message from Pope Leo: "Your presence attests to your commitment to defending religious liberty as an integral part of upholding human dignity." osvnews.com/religious-libert…

Children became some of the biggest stars of Pope Leo XIV's June 6-12 visit to Spain, with several encounters highlighting the pope's warm and pastoral style. osvnews.com/kids-that-stole-…

President Trump called the U.S. bishops' consecration of the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for its 250th anniversary "a powerful moment in our national story." osvnews.com/trump-calls-cons…

Pope Leo XIV's return flight from Tenerife, Spain to Rome today was delayed for more than two hours due to maintenance problems, before King Felipe VI of Spain offered his personal plane to the Holy Father for the return to Rome. According to the Vatican, "Pope Leo XIV will return to Rome on the King of Spain’s plane, kindly provided by His Majesty. The plane will depart around 6:00 p.m. (local time) and is expected to arrive in Rome around 11:00 p.m. (Rome time). Holy See staff and journalists covering the Papal Flight will return in the coming hours on another plane provided by IBERIA."

UPDATE: The captain just made another announcement in Spanish as to why Pope Leo XIV’s the return flight on the papal plane from Spain is now more than 2 hours delayed: “Passengers, this is the captain speaking. Our maintenance team has suggested towing the aircraft so that it faces the wind and attempting to restart the engine, as the failure may have been caused by a slight tailwind.”

The captain announces the delayed departure of the papal plane from Tenerife to Rome due to “an incident with one of the aircraft systems” requiring maintenance:

Pope Leo XIV concluded his visit to Spain Friday by urging Christians to reject the pursuit of profit and instead embrace hospitality toward migrants: "The greatest grace is to allow ourselves to be evangelized by those we assist." osvnews.com/pope-leo-whoever…

Concluding his apostolic visit to Spain today, Pope Leo XIV issued a scathing rebuke to human traffickers and those exploiting vulnerable people, demanding they "stop" and "repent." osvnews.com/at-tenerife-pope…

Pope Leo XIV blessed the newly completed Tower of Jesus Christ at Barcelona's Sagrada Família on June 10, as a spectacular light-and-drone show marked the 100th anniversary of architect Antoni Gaudí's death. osvnews.com/tower-of-jesus-c…

As Pope Leo XIV makes a triumphant papal return to Spain — where crowds have been eager to listen to his words after 15 years without an apostolic visit — the French bishops’ conference released additional details regarding the pope’s Sept. 25-28 visit to France, hoping the atmosphere will match the joy across Spain. Paris, Lourdes and METZ on his way - with Metz being a meaningful place for Europe and Robert Schuman💪🏽 - founding father of European unity (the flagship theme of Leo’s pontificate). September in France also means for us journalists not much time to catch our breath😂 More from Caroline de Sury @OSVNews osvnews.com/pope-leo-xivs-fr…

I just play it on repeat since yesterday: "Hello Pope Leo XIV, I'm Renzo, I'm six years old. I'd like to ask you a few questions." Renzo, a little a boy from the poor neighborhood of Barcelona, stole the show yesterday at St. Augustine's parish, a place where Pope Leo admitted he "feels at home." Renzo in the sweetest way ever asked those questions to the pope: Do you like soccer? When you were little, did you want to be Pope? Why are my mom and dad worried? Why does my dad have so many jobs? Why do bad things happen to some people and not to others? Whose fault is it? Why are there so many people living on the streets? Does no one see them? Does no one help them? How can we help if the world is so big? Does God want there to be poor and rich? Why are there so many lonely grandparents, if they are so important? And one last question ... Must we always forgive? What pope Leo answered the boy was really moving. "Regarding whether I like football, I confess that I play tennis and I enjoy it very much, but I also appreciate football; in fact, during my years as bishop in Peru, I liked to follow how some local teams were doing; and now, as Pope, I have also received football clubs and sports groups," the pope said, adding that "sport is important because it helps us grow up healthy in body and mind." He said that as World Cup unfolds, "many will be watching the matches. Football reminds us of something we must not forget: life is not a race to show off alone, but a path we learn to travel together." "Whoever doesn't know how to pass the ball, even if they have talent, hasn't yet understood the game. And whoever doesn't know how to live with others and for others hasn't yet understood life." Answering whether he wanted to be Pope when he was little, the pope said: "Well, Renzo, I don't think so. I don't think I ever thought about it." "But I can tell you something: from a young age, I felt the desire to dedicate my life to God. I didn't yet know exactly how or where the Lord would lead me. Over time, I discovered that Jesus was calling me to follow him as a priest, and that this path led through the Order of Saint Augustine." "But this isn't just true for me," he said. "Every child is a dream of God. You are too. God desires the happiness of all and wants us, from childhood and throughout our lives, to have a heart like that of children (cf. Mt 18:3): capable of trusting, full of kindness; he wants us to be his friends and not turn away from him. Therefore, more important than asking oneself whether one will be a priest, doctor, teacher, parent, or anything else, is asking oneself whether one wants to be a friend of Jesus. Because friendship with Jesus gives us joy, sets us free, and helps us to see, step by step, the vocation and the path that God has planned for each of us." Answering the point on injustices in the world, Pope Leo told the boy that "through the life of Jesus Christ, God shows us that, although there is suffering, he never abandons any of his children, because he has prepared for us an eternal joy where there will be no more sadness or pain. Let us have confidence, Jesus is with us, he helps us and accompanies us, and gives us strength to go through the difficult moments we may encounter in life." Stressing that grandparents play a crucial role in families, the pope said: "Let us not allow loneliness and abandonment to become normalized in the lives of older adults. That is a very sad thing. Let's have our hearts open to all of them." On forgiveness, he told Renzo and those gathered: "It does not mean forgetting by force, as if nothing had happened. Forgiveness means not letting hatred become the master of our hearts ... our willingness to forgive is a condition for the forgiveness we receive from God." Video: Vatican Media

Pope Leo delivered a powerful message to human trafficking survivors during the first stop of a two-day visit to Spain’s Canary Islands, one of Europe’s closest points of entry from the African coast. “Your life does not belong to those who harmed you; your body does not belong to those who took advantage of you; your days do not belong to those who wanted to chain you to fear. Your life belongs to God, who has given you a dignity that cannot be taken from you,” the pope said at the Port of Arguineguín on the southern coast of the island of Gran Canaria. Speaking directly to human trafficking victims, the pope said, “If others have put a price on your body, know that God has never ceased to recognize your inestimable worth. If others want to trap you in a painful past, God continues to make a promise for your future.” In the Port of Arguineguín, once referred to as the “dock of shame” due to the terrible conditions migrants were forced to live in when arrivals spiked in 2020, the pope said, “Dear migrants, before saying anything else to you, I want to bow before your dignity. You are not just numbers or files.” “Human dignity has no passport and does not lose its value when crossing a border,” Pope Leo said. osvnews.com/pope-leo-tells-t…

Our polyglot pope speaks in Spanish, English, and French to migrants in Tenerife:

Wonderful music for Pope Leo XIV’s visit here in the Plaza del Christo de La Laguna in Tenerife, Spain. Musicians from Senegal, Ethiopia, and Venezuela