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‘Witness to the Whole World’: Families Gather for Eucharistic Procession in Washington, D.C.

Families walk in downtown Washington, D.C. as the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage makes its way through the capital on June 6, 2026. The pilgrimage began in Florida and will finish in Philadelphia later in the summer.

Amid heat and humidity, parents and grandparents packed their little ones into strollers and carriers and brought them out to view the Eucharistic pilgrimage as it made its way through the capital.

Women in the Vatican Welcome Montserrat Alvarado as New Prefect for Communication

Credit: EWTN News
EWTN News President Montse Alvarado speaks with EWTN News Vice President and Editorial Director Matthew Bunson during an EWTN News live broadcast.

The Women in the Vatican Association strives ‘to create an increasingly constructive and fruitful network of knowledge, friendship, and solidarity among all members,’ according to its president.

Pope Leo XIV Tells Leaders in Spain That He Comes to Promote a National ‘Reconciliation’

Simone Risoluti
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Spain at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport on June 6, 2026. The Holy Father met with the Spanish royalty and civic leaders on his first day in the European nation.

The Holy Father met with King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and their daughters Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía after arriving in the European nation.

The Unfinished Symphony of St. Norbert

Background: Bonaventura Peeters the Elder (1614-1652), ‘The Reception of St. Norbert in Antwerp.’ Foreground: Cover of ‘The Eternal Pilgrim: A Life of Saint Norbert.’

A new English translation of Father Dominique-Marie Dauzet’s biography traces the dramatic life of the founder of the Norbertines.