From: NewsFeed
Shia pilgrims gather in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to mark Ashura
Shia Muslims gathered in the Iraqi city of Karbala to mark Ashura
Advertisement
Content Feed
Violence escalates in Israel amid ultra-Orthodox military draft protests
The struggle over military service is stoking protests, threatening Israel’s coalition and reshaping political debate.
Pope Leo’s visit lays bare Spain’s tangled politics of faith and migration
The American pope’s message underlines the rift between his Catholicism and that of Spain’s far right.
From: NewsFeed
Two sentenced to death in Bangkok bombing
Two men were sentenced to death in the 2015 Thai Erawan shrine bombing that killed 20 people and wounded more than 100.
Published On 11 Jun 2026
From: NewsFeed
Pope Leo tells migrants: ‘I bow before your dignity’
Pope Leo met with migrants and NGOs at a port in Spain’s Canary Islands dubbed the ‘dock of shame’.
Published On 11 Jun 2026
‘Dignity has no passport’: Pope makes appeal for migrants in Canary Islands
Pope Leo will meet with about 1,000 migrants on Friday who have braved dangerous Atlantic waters to reach Europe.
From: NewsFeed
Pope Leo welcomed in Barcelona with traditional Catalan human tower
More than 100 members of the Castellers de Vilafranca built a 10-metre-high human tower to welcome Pope Leo
Published On 10 Jun 2026
From: NewsFeed
Pope Leo makes visit to Spain’s Almudena Cathedral
Crowds in Madrid were delighted to see Pope Leo make a visit to Santa Maria de la Almudena Cathedral with Queen Sofia.
Published On 8 Jun 2026
Pope Leo XIV arrives in the popemobile at Plaza de Cibeles for a Holy Mass and Corpus Christi procession in Madrid, Spain [Bernat Armangue/AP Photo]
Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over Mass marking the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi in Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid. [Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo]
Waiting for Pope Leo at Plaza de Cibeles. [Andrea Comas/AP Photo]
Leo arrived in Spain on Saturday and urged its people to put an end to polarisation and to work for unity. [Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo]
Mass was held on the Catholic Corpus Domini feast day. [Andrea Comas/AP Photo]
For Sunday’s Mass and procession, local organisers said 1.2 million people turned out with more trying to get in. [Manu Fernandez/AP Photo]
Pope Leo XIV presides over Mass marking the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi in Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid. [Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo]
Pope Leo XIV takes part in a procession at Plaza de Cibeles. [Andrea Comas/AP Photo]
Pope Leo holds Mass marking the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid. [Manu Fernandez/AP Photo]
+5
From: NewsFeed
Pope Leo urges youth to be ‘sparks of a new humanity’
Pope Leo XIV urged young people to be ‘sparks of a new humanity’.
Published On 7 Jun 2026
Giant crowds greet Pope Leo at public mass in Madrid
The pontiff praises Madrid as a beacon of inclusion as about 1.2 million people gather for Sunday mass.
