Catholic News Headlines for Tuesday 6/9/26   

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Today the Brooklyn Heights Promenade boasts one of the borough’s most iconic New York City views — but 250 years ago the area played a critical role in the largest battle of the Revolutionary War.

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States the country will be consecrated to the Sacred Heart during the U.S. Bishops’ spring meeting. We’ll tell you what that will mean for U.S. Catholics.

Pope Leo XIV is now in Barcelona, where he will celebrate Mass at the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia and inaugurate its newly built tower of Jesus Christ. The moment comes after 114 years of continued construction on the basilica designed by famed architect Antoni Gaudí.

A Catholic high school graduate from Long Island has his sights set on a career in sports but not in the way you’d imagine: he’s praying that his name joins a long list of great sportscasters.