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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...

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...

Two ‘rebel nuns’ released on bail after alleged cultural-heritage misappropriation

News Desk30th November 20254th December 2025

30th November 20254th December 2025805

Two former Spanish nuns who were expelled from the Catholic Church and later aligned themselves with a fringe sect have been detained on suspicion of...

Catholic bishop in southern Spain denies abuse allegation as Vatican opens investigation

News Desk10th November 202517th November 2025

10th November 202517th November 20251120

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...

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...

Felipe VI and Letizia join heads of state and world leaders for funeral of Pope Francis

News Desk26th April 20254th May 2025

26th April 20254th May 20252816

Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia joined heads of state and world leaders at the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday in Rome, sitting...

Vatican puts ‘God’s architect’, the Catalan Antoni Gaudí, on path to sainthood

News Desk16th April 202521st April 2025

16th April 202521st April 20251511

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’,...

Spain’s Catholic Church to consider talks on optional celibacy and women priests

News Desk13th June 202220th June 2022

13th June 202220th June 20223533

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...

Pope Francis includes Spain as ‘problematic’, calling for dialogue and peace

News Desk27th November 20193rd December 2019

27th November 20193rd December 20192976

Pope Francis has called for ‘dialogue and peace’ in Spain, including it amongst ‘problematic’ countries – yet without directly mentioning the Catalan political crisis. During an in-flight...

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