Spain

Pope Leo XIV reflected on the Sunday gospel reading on the calling of Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John, and our mission to proclaim the Gospel.

Spanish Transportation Minister Óscar Puente warned the number of fatalities may continue to rise and thanked rescue teams working through the night.

Recent announcements by bishops in Angola, Algeria and Spain have indicated Pope Leo XIV will visit their respective countries this year. 

VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — With the jubilee year now officially ended, the pope’s travel schedule is also expected to ramp up, with one trip especially dear to the pontiff …

“Today, we are a better democracy because we have settled a historical debt and delivered justice,” said Spain’s Justice Minister Félix Bolaños said.

The pope also signed decrees recognizing the martyrdom of 11 Spaniards and the heroic virtues of three other candidates during an audience at the Vatican Dec. 18.

Spanish church leaders have criticized media treatment of a diocesan bishop who resigned over accusations of sexual abuse, amid renewed debates over the church’s historic role in the traditionally Catholic …

Instead of dressing as ghosts or monsters, children appear as saints and angels, joining joyful parades, games and prayer services to highlight All Saints’ Day.

Ignacio, at his young age, takes on the challenges of the disease with a mature confidence in God’s will. The teen’s treatment will last for two years.

Registries “of objectors they want to create are blacklists to professionally exclude doctors who want to exercise their right to conscientious objection.”