Slim~rimur🇻🇦

[Sachin Jose @Sachinettiyil]

Kevin Nader, an RN councillor in Ivry-sur-Seine, France, raised a crucifix and prayed the Hail Mary during a municipal council meeting after the communist mayor refused to ban the Islamic veil in the council chamber

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

We’re only half way through 2026, but this is hands down the best photo of the year.

Iconic.

[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

Pope Leo XIV intoning the Gloria at the Mass in the Basilica of Sagrada Família in Barcelona, on the 100th Anniversary of the death of Venerable Antoni Gaudi.

[Hater Central @TheHateCentral]

Everyone comes off at half, but Ronaldo shows his leadership by staying on and hunting for more. 🐐🔥

[Little Susie @CatholicSusie]

Can we agree this is the best "Per Ipsum, et cum ipso, et in ipso" (in Spanish) Pope Leo has sung so far?

I think it is. 😊

[Catholic Arena @CatholicArena]

SPAIN 🇪🇸

Pope Leo XIV venerating the Virgin of Montserrat

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

The choir in the Sagrada Família is putting on the performance of a lifetime.

The vocals perfectly complement the stunning visuals of Gaudí’s cathedral!

[M 📺 @casasola_89]

No soy nada católico, pero he de admitir que este momento en Barcelona me parece precioso.

La Escolania de Montserrat cantando para el papa León XIV es espectacular. Sinceramente, le da mil vueltas a todo lo que se hizo en Madrid.

[Paulina Guzik @Guzik_Paulina]

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

[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

Pope Leo XIV in the Canary Islands has received a genealogical family tree detailing his ancestors linked to the islands. The Pope looks absolutely delighted by such a great gift.

The work reconstructs the history of two families, the González Vázquez and the Hernández Pérez, established in Santa Cruz de La Palma during the 16th and 17th centuries, linked to fishing and the La Asomada neighborhood.

The family tree highlights the union of these two family branches through the marriage of Gaspar González and María Pérez, celebrated on January 5, 1614, at the parish of El Salvador in Santa Cruz de La Palma. From this marriage, Juan González Vázquez was born, who later emigrated to Cuba, from whom Pope Leo XIV is descended.

[Courtney Mares @catholicourtney]

The opening procession of Pope Leo XIV’s Mass in the Sagrada Família

[ElBuni @therealbuni]

Un loco le mostró su rosario al papa para que se lo bendijera pero el león XIV se lo agarro
Se lo llevo a la misa
Y despues cuando se iba en auto se lo devolvió

Paso de objeto nivel 1 a reliquia divina nivel 100

[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

The inauguration of Tower of Jesus Christ of the Basilica of Sagrada Família, the tallest structure in Barcelona, and the tallest Church in the world.

The most incredible thing you will see all year.

[John A. Monaco @johnamonaco]

*This* is Europe.

Europe isn't about unlimited open borders, terminating pregnancies, euthanasia, rainbow flags, secularism.

Europe is about allegiance to Jesus Christ and His Church. All of its art, politics, and culture should reflect this truth.

[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

Barcelona, you win. Sagrada Família. Just incredible.

Watch the whole thing with the sound on

[Motivaciones Fútbol @MotivacionesF]

DIDIDER DESCHAMPS: "El único penal polémico a Argentina fue el del partido contra Polonia y aún así fue errado".

"Argentina metió 15 goles en el Mundial y solo se metieron 4 penales, les anularon 3 goles en el primer partido y frente a Países Bajos le cobran una falta polémica sobre el final con 10 minutos añadidos, para mi exagerado el tiempo de adición".

"No entiendo a los que dicen que hubo ayuda a los argentinos en la final, mis jugadores y yo, no nos quejamos del penal porque sabíamos que sí lo era. Solo me queda felicitar a Argentina y Francia que nos dieron la mejor final en la historia de los mundiales".

[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

His Holiness Pope Leo XIV offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Basilica of Sagrada Família in Barcelona, on the 100th Anniversary of the death of Antoni Gaudi.

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona]

Sit back and enjoy 13 minutes of pure greatness. 🍿
The very best of Lamine Yamal this season. 🤤

#LaLigaHighlights

[MrCasey @MrCasey62]

“If you knew what sin is in the sight of God, you would choose to die rather than commit one mortal sin.”

~ St. John Vianney