Sexual abuse survivors protest exclusion from Pope Leo meeting in Madrid
Several associations representing victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy protested their exclusion from a meeting with Pope Leo XIV in Madrid, as the pontiff...
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Pope Leo begins landmark Spain tour amid political tensions and migration debate
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Spain on Saturday to begin a week-long visit that will combine historic political milestones, major religious celebrations and a strong...
Spain signs landmark church-state deal to compensate victims of clergy abuse
Spain’s government and Catholic Church have signed a landmark agreement to compensate victims of sexual abuse by clergy in cases that can no longer be...
Spain signs landmark agreement with Catholic Church to compensate clergy abuse victims
The Spanish government and the Catholic Church reached a landmark agreement on Thursday to compensate survivors of sexual abuse committed by clergy, in what officials...
Spain’s Catholic Church discloses 101 abuse claims this year, under its new compensation system
Spain’s Catholic Church said on Friday that it has received 101 reports of sexual abuse so far this year under its newly established compensation framework....
Catholic bishop in southern Spain denies abuse allegation as Vatican opens investigation
A Catholic bishop in Spain is under investigation by the Vatican following an allegation of sexual abuse, which he categorically denies, his diocese confirmed in...
Spanish government proposes new law to improve online safety for children
The Spanish government has proposed a new law to protect children from online threats that includes virtual restraining orders for felons, a higher age for...
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...
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...
