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Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes world’s tallest church as central tower is crowned

News Desk20th February 202624th February 2026

20th February 202624th February 2026627

Builders working on Barcelona’s still-unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica placed the final element atop its largest tower on Friday, bringing the height of the world’s tallest...

Spain’s train crash victims mourned as families call for truth and justice

News Desk30th January 20264th February 2026

30th January 20264th February 2026675

A funeral mass in memory of the 45 people killed in the Adamuz train crash was held on Thursday at the Carolina Marín sports centre...

Pope Leo XIV to visit Madrid, Barcelona and Canary Islands this year, cardinal says

News Desk12th January 202619th January 2026

12th January 202619th January 2026890

Pope Leo XIV is considering a visit to Spain later this year, with proposed stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands, in a move...

Spain signs landmark agreement with Catholic Church to compensate clergy abuse victims

News Desk9th January 202612th January 2026

9th January 202612th January 2026630

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

News Desk23rd November 202527th November 2025

23rd November 202527th November 2025866

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....

Sagrada Família to complete tallest tower in 2026, marking Gaudí centenary

News Desk19th September 202522nd September 2025

19th September 202522nd September 20253428

Barcelona’s landmark Sagrada Familia is expected to crown its highest tower in 2026, coinciding with the centenary of the death of its visionary architect Antoni...

Argentina’s Milei insults Pedro Sánchez again, referring to him as a ‘local bandit’

News Desk9th June 202516th June 2025

9th June 202516th June 20251486

Argentina’s libertarian president Javier Milei reignited his fierce verbal attacks against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Sunday, referring to him as a ‘bandit’ during a visit...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, elected as first American pope, to be Pope Leo XIV

News Desk8th May 202514th May 2025

8th May 202514th May 20251675

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...

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