Pope Francis has praised the courage of a young girl who broke through police barricades in Abu Dhabi to hand-deliver a letter to him. Francis was being driven around the city’s sports stadium in his Pope mobile before Mass when the child dashed from the crowd so quickly that police couldn’t catch her. “This child has a future!” Francis told reporters en route home. “I liked that. You have to have courage to do that.” He laughed and added: “Dare I say, ‘Her poor husband …’”
Spanish bishops speak out after leaks of their meeting with Leo XIV
The executive committee of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, (CEE, by its Spanish acronym) meeting in Madrid this week, issued an official statement regarding the leaks
