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Cardinal Czerny Beatifies Czech Priests Killed by Communists, Hints More May Follow

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Pope, in address to Spain's bishops, compares Church's journey to a pilgrimage (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV addressed the bishops of Spain today (video) and offered them the “image of a journey whose destination is God, toward whom we lift our gaze.”

Pope venerates the Virgin of Almudena, speaks of tearing down walls (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV visited Almudena Cathedral in Madrid this evening and venerated the Virgin of Almudena, Madrid’s patroness (video).

Orthodox church, cathedral desecrated in Bosnia and Herzegovina (CWN)

A Serbian Orthodox church in Tuzla, the third largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was recently desecrated, the Serbian Times reported.

Cardinal Koch: There are more martyrs today than in the early Church (CWN)

During a recent homily in Switzerland, the prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity said that “martyrdom truly belongs to the heart of Christianity” and that “today, there are more martyrs than in the first centuries of Church history.”

Do not be afraid of Jesus Christ, Pope tells Spanish cultural, business leaders (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV met last evening with Spanish cultural and business leaders and encouraged them not to be afraid of Jesus Christ.

Allow God's mercy to renew your hearts, Pope tells participants at world conference on mercy (CWN)

In a video message to the Sixth World Apostolic Congress on Mercy, Pope Leo XIV said that “it is a source of great joy and true hope when we experience how merciful God is towards each one of us and how good it is for us to renew our trust in his mercy.”

Jun. 8 Monday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday

The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Médard (456-545), Bishop of Noyon, France. Legend says that once when he was a child a sudden shower fell, soaking everyone except St. Médard who remained perfectly dry, because an eagle had spread its wings over him. Ever since, Médard was known as "master of rain" or his patronage against bad weather and who to invoke for good weather. In religious art, an eagle shelters Médard from the rain.

Pope addresses Spanish Parliament, urges respect for dignity of every human person (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV addressed the Spanish Parliament this morning in the Palacio de las Cortes and urged lawmakers to respect the dignity of every human person in their decisions about the unborn, parental rights, migration, peace, religious freedom, and the seal of Confession.

Be missionaries of the Gospel, Pope tells over 600,000 Spanish young people (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV presided at a prayer vigil with young people last evening in Madrid’s Plaza de Lima (video) and challenged the Catholic youth of Spain to “be missionaries of the Gospel amid the material and spiritual poverty of our time, knowing full well that our faith is a way of life that is lived out in charity.”