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Sánchez continues to back Zapatero during visit with Pope amid mounting corruption probes

News Desk27th May 202627th May 2026

27th May 202627th May 2026496

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez insisted on Wednesday that there was ‘no reason’ to withdraw support for former socialist (PSOE) premier José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero,...

Spanish anti-corruption police seize documents from ruling socialist party HQ

News Desk27th May 202627th May 2026

27th May 202627th May 2026715

Spanish police entered the Madrid headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) on Wednesday to demand documents as part of a widening corruption investigation that...

Gaudí centenary and migration crisis to shape Pope Leo XIV’s Spain visit in June

News Desk6th May 202612th May 2026

6th May 202612th May 2026954

Pope Leo XIV will travel to Spain from 6-12 June, in a high-profile visit that will include major religious ceremonies, political meetings, and a focus...

Trump weighs troop withdrawal from Spain and Italy after Germany decision

News Desk2nd May 20266th May 2026

2nd May 20266th May 20261655

US President Donald Trump has indicated he may consider withdrawing American troops from Spain and Italy, telling reporters, ‘yeah, I probably will’, when asked about...

Spain signs landmark church-state deal to compensate victims of clergy abuse

News Desk31st March 20266th April 2026

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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...

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

News Desk20th February 202624th February 2026

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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 2026984

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 20261338

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 2026892

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 20251081

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....

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