Posted on 06/12/2026 00:41 AM ()
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.
Posted on 06/12/2026 00:18 AM ()
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.
Posted on 06/11/2026 23:20 PM ()
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Tenerife for the final leg of his visit to the Canary Islands and his Apostolic Journey to Spain.
Posted on 06/11/2026 11:33 AM ()
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.
Posted on 06/11/2026 10:42 AM ()
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.
Posted on 06/11/2026 07:07 AM ()
As Seoul prepares for World Youth Day 2027, a ceremony highlights human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence.
Posted on 06/11/2026 05:00 AM ()
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.
Posted on 06/11/2026 01:06 AM ()
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.”
Posted on 06/11/2026 01:04 AM ()
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.
Posted on 06/10/2026 23:14 PM ()
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.
