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Spanish youth launch prayer campaign ahead of euthanasia law taking effect
A group of young Catholics have launched "1 Week for Life", a campaign of prayer and fasting for the end... Read more
Spanish bishop cricitizes bill that would criminalize pro-life witness near abortion clinics
The secretary general of the Spanish bishops’ conference on Saturday questioned on Twitter a bill proposed by the ruling Spanish... Read more
Bishop describes 'troubling disagreement' between Spanish episcopate, government
Spain’s bishops have a “troubling disagreement” with the country’s coalition government, led by socialists, which aims at restricting freedom of... Read more
Teresita: The Spanish 10-year-old who became a missionary
A 10-year-old girl in Spain fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a Catholic missionary from her hospital bed shortly before... Read more
Recently ordained Catholic priest dies after Madrid parish explosion
A recently ordained Catholic priest died in hospital early Thursday morning after an explosion destroyed a parish building in the... Read more
Updated: At least three dead as explosion devastates Catholic parish building in Madrid
At least three people are believed to have died after an explosion on Wednesday devastated a building belonging to a Catholic... Read more
Private school parents will appeal to EU for relief against Spanish education law
An association of Spanish education advocates will appeal to the European Union to prevent Spain's socialist government from implementing an... Read more
Spanish parliament advances legal euthanasia, despite Catholic opposition
Spain’s parliament has advanced a euthanasia and assisted suicide bill that Catholic leaders had decried as “a defeat for all”... Read more
Spain’s Catholic bishops: Fast and pray against legalization of euthanasia
The Catholic bishops of Spain called Thursday for a day of fasting and prayer ahead of the expected approval of a... Read more
Twitter criticized as ‘Burn the clergy’ hashtag trends in Spain
On the same day that Pope Francis approved the beatification of 127 Catholics killed in Spain in hatred of the... Read more
World’s oldest bishop dies in Spain at age 104
Bishop Damián Iguacén Borau, who died Tuesday, was the oldest living Catholic bishop in the world. Read more
In Spain, 1.2 million people urge defeat of new education law
Proposed legislation to remodel the education system in Spain has drawn opposition from parents’ groups and educators who warn that... Read more
Deacon ordained in Spanish diocese after a decade of no ordinations
After 10 years without an ordination, the Diocese of Segovia in Spain celebrated the diaconal ordination of Álvaro Marín, a... Read more
Pope Francis meets with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
Pope Francis met with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the Vatican Saturday. Read more
Euthanasia no sign of progress, Spain's Bioethics Committee says
The Bioethics Committee of Spain has unanimously rejected the underlying principles behind the euthanasia and assisted suicide bill that is... Read more
Children who faced abortion baptized in Spain
Fourteen children whose mothers considered abortion were baptized last month in Madrid by the city’s archbishop, Cardinal Carlos Osoro. Read more
Spain's government wants to repeal need for parental consent for abortion
The Spanish Equality Minister said Wednesday it is “more than necessary” to repeal a law that requires parental consent for... Read more
Pope Francis hopes to visit Spain to mark 500 years since Jesuit founder’s conversion
Pope Francis said he hoped to visit Spain to mark the 500th anniversary of the conversion of St. Ignatius of... Read more
Spanish cardinal: Passage of euthanasia bill would be 'historic defeat' for society
The Archbishop of Valencia said Sunday that if Spain’s euthanasia and assisted suicide bill is passed, it would be a... Read more
Spanish bishops call for palliative care instead of euthanasia and assisted suicide
In response to an assisted suicide bill that could soon be passed in Spain, the Spanish bishops’ conference called Monday... Read more
