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Pope Leo tells secular Spain not to leave Catholic faith in the ‘museum of the past’

MADRID (RNS) – Before one of the largest crowds of his young pontificate, Pope Leo XIV used Spain’s Corpus Christi celebrations to call Catholics in an increasingly secular country back to a public, living faith.

"Congregation of the World": Union Seminary's Rev. Dr. Serene Jones

The first woman president of historic Union Theological Seminary in New York City reflects on her 18 years in the position, and on the state of activism and religious vocation in 2026 America.

Pope Leo tells youth in Madrid to be 'sparks of a new humanity'

MADRID (RNS) — Leo encouraged young people to cast aside appearances, to seek justice and to live an honest life.

In Spain, Pope Leo XIV urges Europe to overcome polarization

MADRID (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to embrace complexity instead of divisive simplifications while speaking to political and diplomatic authorities in Madrid.

Pope Leo makes clear Iran is not a 'just war,' as he travels to Madrid for week in Spain

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (RNS) — The pope touched on ‘just war’ theory, the war in Ukraine, the soccer World Cup and even Bad Bunny during the papal flight taking him to Madrid.