Pope Leo XIV Puts the ‘Economy That Kills’ on Trial Before the Young People of Barcelona

From Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar trajectory to the “cult of self-image,” the pope traced a single sickness. At the Lluís Companys Stadium, he prescribed silence, the Gospel, and a restless heart.

Pope Leo XIV embraces Carmina, a high school teacher who told him she survived a suicide attempt, during a prayer vigil at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona on June 9, 2026. More than 40,000 people attended. (Vatican Media)

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