Pope Leo Visits Prison and "La Moreneta" in Spain, USCCB Spring Meeting Begins, Catholics Warn of World Cup Trafficking Risks, and More

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 10, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.Read the stories in this episode:Pope Leo XIV made a deeply personal pilgrimage yesterday to the mountain monastery of Montserrat, entrusting his entire pontificate to Our Lady of Montserrat before culminating his Barcelona visit today with Mass at the Sagrada Família and the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ — now the tallest Catholic church in the world.Pope Leo XIV visited the Brians 1 Penitentiary in Barcelona yesterday, delivering a message of mercy and renewal to more than 1,000 pretrial detainees, listening to personal testimonies from two female inmates, and reminding the crowd that "the past does not condemn the future."Gathered in Orlando for their spring plenary assembly, the U.S. bishops formally thanked Pope Leo XIV for his first encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" and prayed that as he marks one year as pope, he will continue to be a guiding light for the Church and the world.Catholic leaders hosted a webinar warning that the 2026 FIFA World Cup could create heightened vulnerability to human trafficking at venues including MetLife Stadium and Lincoln Financial Field, urging the faithful to see trafficked persons as "brothers and sisters whose suffering is our shared responsibility."Pope Leo XIV opened the sixth World Apostolic Congress on Mercy in Vilnius, Lithuania — the city of Saint Faustina's Divine Mercy revelations — telling 7,000 gathered pilgrims that lasting peace in a world of fear and conflict is impossible without compassion and forgiveness.