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21-year-old terminally ill Spanish Carmelite dies on eve of feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Friar Pablo María de la Cruz Alonso Hidalgo was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer when he was... Read more
Clerical sex abuses crisis: Spanish priests hit with sanctions
The Diocese of Mallorca in Spain has sentenced one priest to three years of not celebrating Mass other than in... Read more
Expert decries ‘brutal discrimination’ against medical conscientious objectors to abortion
Attorney José Antonio Díez disagrees with the ruling of the Constitutional Court (TC) of Spain justices and questions “their impartiality.” Read more
Close to 100 Spanish youths to walk almost 800 miles to World Youth Day in Lisbon
This pilgrimage will also serve as a fundraiser to restore the chapel of the old Mental Institute of the Holy... Read more
Same church in Spain where priest was stabbed has now been vandalized and robbed
Fortunately, the priest was able to determine that the tabernacle was untouched. Read more
Spanish bishop: LGBT ideology ‘has feet of clay and will fall’
Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of Orihuela-Alicante in Spain said that “the LGBT ideology has feet of clay.” Read more
Archdiocese of Madrid holds event featuring testimonies of LGBTI families
The event was announced with the rainbow-colored theme “The Church is already diverse. Open your eyes and your heart!” Read more
New archbishop of Madrid discusses his vision for the future
After his appointment as archbishop of Madrid became official, José Cobo said he sees a need to “reposition the Church”... Read more
Church in Spain collects almost 1,000 complaints of sexual abuse since 1945
The report does not include situations involving the abuse of conscience and power or committed against adults. Read more
Missed the rerelease of Emilio Estevez’s ‘The Way’? There’s still a chance to see it
If you missed the one-day-only rerelease of “The Way” on Tuesday, May 16, you will still have another chance to... Read more
New accusations of sexual abuse against Jesuits in Bolivia
Following a report that documented the serial sexual abuse committed in Bolivia by a Jesuit priest, new accusations have been... Read more
Spanish bishops: Abortion as a right makes the unborn child ‘a true undocumented person’
The Spanish Bishops’ Conference criticized the May 9 ruling by the country’s constitutional court that upheld abortion as a right. Read more
Spanish court to investigate artists for exhibiting blasphemous sculptures
The complaint alleges the so-called Collective of Southern Artists (CAS) committed the crime of derision of the Christian faith. Read more
Islamic terrorist in Jan. 25 attacks in Spain said Christian faith ‘must be eliminated’
Yassine Kanjaa carried out jihadist attacks in Algeciras, Spain, killing a sacristan and seriously wounding a priest in two different... Read more
The first hyper-realistic body of Christ based on the Holy Shroud is on exhibit in Spain
An exhibition of the first hyper-realistic recreation of the body of Christ based on data obtained from the Shroud of... Read more
Fire damages three statues of the Virgin Mary in Spain at start of Holy Week
As Holy Week processions began in Spain, three wooden carvings of the Virgin Mary were damaged by fire in three... Read more
Spanish bishops deliver six volumes of information on sex abuse cases to ombudsman
Cardinal Juan José Omella said that these situations cause “great harm, not only to the Church but [also] to society.” Read more
Courageous grandmother who led fight to stop removal of cross from plaza in Spain dies
Teresa Agulló Cayuelas was fined for her efforts to prevent the removal of an emblematic cross in Callosa de Segura,... Read more
Marianists in Spain under fire for lack of transparency regarding sex ed program
Parents of students at a Marianist school in Spain expressed their “stark distrust” in the Marianists and in their sex... Read more
Spanish bishop criticizes Constitutional Court for upholding euthanasia law
Bishop José Ignacio Munilla charged that the court’s decision was one “in which ideology supersedes reason and law.” Read more
