Pope Leo XIV to visit Madrid, Barcelona and Canary Islands this year, cardinal says
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...
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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...
Two ‘rebel nuns’ released on bail after alleged cultural-heritage misappropriation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Jesuit school to remove priest accused of sexual abuse from duty
The Vatican has ordered the Jesuit Order to remove a priest from duty who was accused of sexually abusing two students at the Sant Ignasi...
