Catholic Church in Spain

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José Antonio Satué, bishop of Teruel and Albarracín in Spain.

Teacher at Opus Dei school in Spain maintains innocence after abuse conviction by Vatican

Mar 5, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

José María Martínez, a teacher at Gaztelueta School (an Opus Dei institution located in Lejona, Spain) was notified of his... Read more

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Poor Clare abbess criticizes Vatican order to close convents with fewer than 5 nuns

Feb 26, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Sister María Victoria Triviño, OSC, made her critique in an article regarding the recent closure of a monastery that had... Read more

Window at the top of the south façade of the Cathedral in Seville, Spain,.

Islamist threat against Spanish cathedrals provokes calls for more security

Feb 26, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Observatory for Religious Freedom and Conscience is calling on Spain’s Ministry of the Interior to strengthen security at the... Read more

María Dolores Rosique, known as “Lola” by her family members and friends, is pictured here when she was hospitalized. A second-class relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis accompanied her at her bedside.

‘Carlo Acutis, I am in your hands’: Catholic pediatrician recovers from cancer

Feb 19, 2025

By Diego López Marina

With a radiant smile, pediatric physician María Dolores Rosique recounts with renewed faith her testimony of healing after overcoming aggressive... Read more

Bishop Santiago Gómez Sierra visits St. Paul Parish in the Diocese of Huelva, Spain, in 2022.

Spanish diocese cancels parish prep course for blessing irregular couples

Feb 5, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

“This way of accompanying Christian faithful who are in such situations does not correspond with the teaching of Pope Francis,”... Read more

The Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Spanish bishops condemn mockery of Sacred Heart of Jesus on Spanish public television

Jan 3, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

“The saddest thing is that those responsible are not aware of what they’re doing. Once again banality surrounds us,” Archbishop... Read more

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Spanish Supreme Court rules surrogacy exploits women, harms children’s rights

Dec 17, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

A ruling by the Supreme Court of Spain states that surrogacy exploits the woman who rents her womb and harms... Read more

Jaime Mayor Oreja inaugurates the sixth Transatlantic Summit of the Political Network for Values ​​held in Spain’s Senate.

International pro-life summit: Faith isn’t imposed but doesn’t hide either

Dec 4, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The theme for this year’s Political Network for Values ​​Transatlantic Summit from Dec. 1–2 in Spain was “For Freedom and... Read more

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Charismatic Renewal in Spain accepts bishops’ ‘intergenerational healing’ guidance

Dec 2, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Charismatic Renewal in Spain has accepted “with filial obedience” the recent doctrinal note by the country’s bishops on “intergenerational... Read more

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‘Intergenerational healing’ has no basis in Catholic doctrine, Spanish bishops affirm

Nov 28, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Spanish Bishops’ Conference has published a doctrinal note criticizing the practice of so-called “intergenerational healing” promoted by some priests. Read more

“In Jesus there is no contradiction between truth and charity,” notes professor Marta Rodríguez Díaz, who teaches in the philosophy department of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum.

Gender: The problem isn’t the term but the anthropology behind it, Catholic expert says

Nov 21, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Professor Marta Rodríguez Díaz says rather than fighting gender ideology, the mission of the Church is “to seek to make... Read more

Bishop José Ignacio Munilla was among the speakers featured at the 2024 Conference on Catholics and Public Life Nov. 15–17, 2024.

Socialism is ‘an enemy of the cross,’ Spanish bishop says

Nov 19, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain, said at a conference that “we will only get out of this crisis... Read more

The building of the Constitutional Court of Spain.

Constitutional Court in Spain forces Catholic brotherhood to admit woman

Nov 7, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Spain’s Constitutional Court has ruled that by refusing to admit a woman, a male Catholic brotherhood violated the legal precept... Read more

Interior of St. George Martyr Parish in Paiporta in Valencia province, Spain, in the aftermath of recent flooding in Spain.

Torrent of mud catches parishioners by surprise during Eucharistic adoration in Spain

Nov 5, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

“We’re not dead because a neighbor came looking for her mother [and warned us] while we were adoring the Blessed... Read more

"When you play with spirits, with elements of esotericism or occultism you are opening doors to the Evil One," warned Father Javier Ortega, a priest of the Diocese of Alcalá de Henares in Spain.

Costumes of demons, witches, and the dead open the door to the devil, priest says

Oct 30, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Father Javier Ortega, a priest of the Diocese of Alcalá de Henares in Spain, said costumes of demons, witches, and... Read more

Spain has suffered what is considered the third worst natural disaster in the country’s recent history.

Church in Spain mobilizes as severe flooding leaves more than 60 dead

Oct 30, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The flash flooding is considered the third largest natural disaster in Spain’s contemporary history. Read more

Belén Perales is now host of the YouTube channel “El Rosario de las 11” (“The Rosary at 11 p.m.”), where she streams praying the Holy Rosary every night and shares conversion stories.

An atheist for 35 years, she reencountered God at the tomb of St. John Paul II

Oct 22, 2024

By Diego López Marina

Belén Perales was an atheist for 35 years. But her life changed dramatically on a visit to the tomb of... Read more

Ana Finat said writing her conversion story “was very scary,” especially because of the implications for her husband and daughters.

Ana Finat — aristocrat, influencer, and convert: Trusting in God gives immense freedom

Oct 12, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Spanish influencer and aristocrat Ana Finat, a descendant of St. Francis Borgia, has just published the story of her... Read more

The Catholic Association of Propagandists (Advocates) has launched a new billboard campaign with the aim of “dismantling the stereotypes of the black legend against Hispanic heritage” and extolling those who “at the risk of losing their lives, embarked on the adventure of reaching the New World with one main objective: to spread Christianity.”

‘They were heroes and saints’: Campaign pushes back on how America was evangelized

Oct 11, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Catholic Association of Propagandists (Advocates) in Spain has launched a campaign on the discovery and evangelization of America. Read more

A painting depicts 10 members of the Order of the Immaculate Conception who were martyred in Spain in 1936.

Another 4,000 20th-century martyrs in Spain will be beatified in coming years, expert says

Oct 8, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Spain has 3,500 beatified martyrs from the religious persecution of the 20th century and another 4,000 could also be beatified... Read more