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Iconic Holy Week processions in Seville vividly portray the Passion
The Holy Week processions in the Andalusian capital are one of Spain’s most iconic traditions, and this year was no... Read more
Tallest cross in the world will remain despite Spanish ‘resignification’ project
The 492-foot cross at the Valley of the Fallen, the world’s tallest, will remain standing. Read more
![“Today we run the risk that our organizations, so dependent on the welfare state ... could be easily confused with a very bureaucratic NGO [nongovernmental organization],” said Archbishop Luis Argüello, president of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference.](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/image/arguello.april.2025.jpg?w=220&h=165)
Secularization: Being born in Spain no longer means you’re Catholic, archbishop says
Archbishop Luis Argüello opened the Spanish Bishops’ Conference’s 127th plenary assembly this week with a deep analysis of Spain’s growing... Read more
Cardinal’s role in effort to ‘resignify’ Franco era war monument sparks controversy
Cardinal José Cobo is defending his role as an interlocutor between the Vatican and the Spanish government in the process... Read more
Regnum Christi to review abuse prevention policies following arrest of former official
Regnum Christi has announced that it will review the protocols it has in place in Spain following five allegations of... Read more
Legionaries of Christ priest accused of abusing 5 schoolgirls in Spain
According to several statements released by Highlands El Encinar School in recent days, Spain’s National Police arrested the priest on... Read more
Teacher at Opus Dei school in Spain maintains innocence after abuse conviction by Vatican
José María Martínez, a teacher at Gaztelueta School (an Opus Dei institution located in Lejona, Spain) was notified of his... Read more
Poor Clare abbess criticizes Vatican order to close convents with fewer than 5 nuns
Sister María Victoria Triviño, OSC, made her critique in an article regarding the recent closure of a monastery that had... Read more
Islamist threat against Spanish cathedrals provokes calls for more security
The Observatory for Religious Freedom and Conscience is calling on Spain’s Ministry of the Interior to strengthen security at the... Read more
‘Carlo Acutis, I am in your hands’: Catholic pediatrician recovers from cancer
With a radiant smile, pediatric physician María Dolores Rosique recounts with renewed faith her testimony of healing after overcoming aggressive... Read more
Spanish diocese cancels parish prep course for blessing irregular couples
“This way of accompanying Christian faithful who are in such situations does not correspond with the teaching of Pope Francis,”... Read more
Spanish bishops condemn mockery of Sacred Heart of Jesus on Spanish public television
“The saddest thing is that those responsible are not aware of what they’re doing. Once again banality surrounds us,” Archbishop... Read more
Spanish Supreme Court rules surrogacy exploits women, harms children’s rights
A ruling by the Supreme Court of Spain states that surrogacy exploits the woman who rents her womb and harms... Read more
International pro-life summit: Faith isn’t imposed but doesn’t hide either
The theme for this year’s Political Network for Values Transatlantic Summit from Dec. 1–2 in Spain was “For Freedom and... Read more
Charismatic Renewal in Spain accepts bishops’ ‘intergenerational healing’ guidance
The Charismatic Renewal in Spain has accepted “with filial obedience” the recent doctrinal note by the country’s bishops on “intergenerational... Read more
‘Intergenerational healing’ has no basis in Catholic doctrine, Spanish bishops affirm
The Spanish Bishops’ Conference has published a doctrinal note criticizing the practice of so-called “intergenerational healing” promoted by some priests. Read more
Gender: The problem isn’t the term but the anthropology behind it, Catholic expert says
Professor Marta Rodríguez Díaz says rather than fighting gender ideology, the mission of the Church is “to seek to make... Read more
Socialism is ‘an enemy of the cross,’ Spanish bishop says
Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain, said at a conference that “we will only get out of this crisis... Read more
Constitutional Court in Spain forces Catholic brotherhood to admit woman
Spain’s Constitutional Court has ruled that by refusing to admit a woman, a male Catholic brotherhood violated the legal precept... Read more
Torrent of mud catches parishioners by surprise during Eucharistic adoration in Spain
“We’re not dead because a neighbor came looking for her mother [and warned us] while we were adoring the Blessed... Read more
