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’,...
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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...
Up to 440,000 victims of child abuse in Spanish church, Ombudsman reports
Over 200,000 children are estimated to have been sexually abused in Spain by the Roman Catholic clergy since 1940, according to an independent commission published...
Opinion: three women in Spanish politics – No.2 Isabel Díaz Ayuso: the right profile
Self-styled patron saint and saviour of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso seems to have the Midas touch. But how far can she go? In the second...
Spain’s Catholic bishops find evidence of 728 sexual abusers within church since 1945
Spain’s Episcopal Conference, the Catholic bishops’ conference, has said that it has found evidence of 728 sexual abusers within the church since 1945, through the...
Spain’s ombudsman has heard testimonies from 445 victims of church sex abuse
Spain’s ombudsman (‘Defensor del Pueblo’ in Spanish) has said that an independent commission set up a year ago to investigate historic sex abuse by the...
