Josephine Peterson

Pope Leo XIV talks to visitors and pilgrims during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican June 3, 2026. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

While the structure of the liturgy may seem at odds with modern preferences for spontaneity, the pope said, its rhythms help believers step away from a culture focused on productivity and rediscover what is essential.

U.S. Relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque will come to the U.S. in June

Pope Leo XIV greets a child from the popemobile while riding around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience June 17, 2026. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Reflecting on his weeklong trip to Spain, Pope Leo XIV said one of his clearest impressions came from the Canary Islands, where migration revealed both the challenges facing Europe and what he described as a Christian path toward a “civilization of love.”

Pope Leo XIV greets a child from the popemobile while riding around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience June 24, 2026. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals gathered for the opening working session of his second consistory in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican June 26, 2026. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV delivers the homily during Mass opening the first day of a consistory with cardinals from around the world in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican June 26, 2026. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

U.S. Father Michael Goldade bows with the Gospels on his shoulders as Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta lays his hands on his head during an episcopal ordination without papal approval for the Society of St. Pius X in Écône, Switzerland, July 1, 2026. The schismatic act of conferring episcopal consecration upon four priests without pontifical mandate and against the will of the pope incurred automatic excommunication for the prelates directly involved. (CNS photo/courtesy Society of St. Pius X)

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