Spain’s Catholic Church to consider talks on optional celibacy and women priests
The Catholic Church in Spain would like Rome to consider talks on the future of the priesthood including optional celibacy, the ordination of women and...
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Spain’s Catholic Church asks law firm to investigate allegations of child abuse
Spain’s Catholic Church has said that a Madrid-based law firm will carry out an independent investigation into past and present allegations of child sex abuse involving...
Spain’s ombudsman tasked with heading probe into church sex abuse
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is tasking the country’s ombudsman with the first official investigation into the depth of sexual abuse committed by the Catholic Church....
Spanish Congress backs move for inquiry into child abuse in Catholic Church
The Spanish Congress agreed on Tuesday to consider opening an inquiry into child sex abuse within the Catholic Church. Up to now, there has never...
Archbishop ‘deeply regrets’ raunchy music video shot in Toledo Cathedral
The 13th century Primatial Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo is one of the most famous in Spain. But its archbishop, Francisco Cerro Chaves, has been forced...
Bishop in ‘gay cure’ controversy defended by church
A bishop whose diocese near Madrid is being investigated following a newspaper report that it ran ‘courses’ to ‘cure’ homosexuality, has been defended by Spain’s...
Trial begins of Catholic school sex abuse
The trial has started in Barcelona of a Catholic school’s former gym teacher accused of sexually assaulting students, as further allegations of abuse shake the...
Spanish victims of church sex abuse speak out
A trickle of accusations of sexual abuse against priests in schools and seminaries is starting to erode the wall of silence in Catholic Spain, whose...
Montserrat abbot apologises for monk sexual abuse
The father abbot at the monastery of Montserrat in Catalonia has apologised to the alleged victims of monk Andreu Soler, accused by at least five men...
Spanish feminists face far-right backlash
After a year of massive mobilisation, Spain’s powerful feminist movement is facing a backlash with the emergence of far-right party Vox which wants to repeal...
