Outrage after town in Murcia region bans Muslim festivals in public venues
A town in southeastern Spain has barred Muslim festivities from taking place in public venues, describing the move as a defence ‘against foreign customs’. It...
Catholic Church
Well-preserved ‘miracle’ body of Saint Teresa, who died in 1582, on display in Spanish church
The remarkably well-preserved remains of a 16th-century Catholic saint, who passed away nearly five centuries ago, left viewers in awe when her body was publicly...
Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, elected as first American pope, to be Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, was on Thursday elected as the first American pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV, making him the...
PM Sánchez: Pope Francis leaves ‘a profound legacy’
Cardinals in Rome have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral and allowing people...
Vatican puts ‘God’s architect’, the Catalan Antoni Gaudí, on path to sainthood
The Vatican has put Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí on the path to sainthood in acknowledgement of his ‘heroic virtues’. Often referred to as ‘God’s architect’,...
Spanish police arrest suspect over murder of US priest in Andalusia
Spain’s National Police confirmed on Wednesday that they had arrested of a man suspected of strangling an 80-year-old American Catholic priest during a robbery in...
Spanish government aims to repeal blasphemy law amid free expression debate
Spain’s coalition government led by the PSOE socialist party with the Sumar left-wing group has said it will be proposing legislation to stop religious groups...
Spanish government wants Catholic Church to compensate its victims of sex abuse
Spain on Tuesday approved a plan aimed at making reparation and economic compensation for victims of sex abuse committed by people connected to the Catholic...
‘Effeminate’ and ‘shameful’ poster of Jesus angers Spain’s ultra conservatives
A poster of Jesus Christ to promote Holy Week in Seville has drawn fierce criticism from Spanish ultra-conservatives, who denounced it as ‘effeminate’ and ‘offensive’ to...
Spain’s bishops apologise again for sex abuses, yet dispute number of victims
Spain’s Catholic bishops have apologised again for sex abuses committed by church members following a recent report by Spain’s Ombudsman that accused the church of...
