Spanish Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, a medical student turned Franciscan and a much-loved archbishop of Seville, died in Spain April 27 at the age of 87. He had experienced a number of complications after suffering a ...
Pope Francis met with the leaders of the Spanish bishops' conference and was briefed on the independent commission established by the bishops to investigate clerical sexual abuse in the country. Speaking with journalists outside the Vatican ...
In an about-face, the Spanish bishops' conference announced that it has hired a law firm to conduct a yearlong investigation into clerical sexual abuse in the country. At a news conference in Madrid Feb. 24, Cardinal ...
A priest who stood in for a 15-year-old boy who he thought was going to be executed during Spain's bloody civil war will be among a group of 16 priests, seminarians and laymen who are ...
The Archdiocese of Madrid provided support, including counseling and psychological treatment, to 72 survivors of sexual abuse in 2021, according to an archdiocesan report. "Proyecto Repara," the archdiocesan office for the prevention of abuse, released its ...
The newly completed Tower of the Virgin Mary at Barcelona's Basilica of the Holy Family stands as a beacon of hope for those who suffer in the world today, Pope Francis said. In a message Dec. ...
More than 100 victims of Spain's 1936-1939 civil war moved a step closer to sainthood after being beatified as martyrs for the faith. They included two teenage boys as well as an 88-year-old nun who ...
The Barcelona Archdiocese will combine most parishes into larger pastoral communities, amid falling church attendance and secularization. A statement on the archdiocesan website said most Spanish dioceses were facing the same process. It said three to ...
Three Red Cross nurses are to be beatified as martyrs in Spain, 85 years after they were raped and shot while caring for wounded Civil War soldiers, having refused to renounce their Catholic faith. "These martyrs ...
A young priest ordained only six months ago was among the casualties of an explosion at a parish center in Madrid. The Archdiocese of Madrid confirmed Jan. 21 that Father Ruben Perez Ayala, a priest at ...
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In the final installment of Letters to a Young Catholic, Lenny DeLorenzo offers a lesson in how to find joy. H...
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