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Priest forced to apologise in Spain’s Tenerife after ordering 300-year old frescoes to be painted over during restoration of a church

A PRIEST in the Canary Islands has been forced to apologise to angry locals after accidentally ordering workers to paint over historic frescoes during a

14 Mar, 2024 @ 13:40

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

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Chief prosecutor in Spain calls for in-depth investigation into paedophile priests, after newspaper uncovers abuses and cover-ups

SPAIN’S Prosecutor General’s Office has called for an in-depth investigation into child sex abuse cases committed by members of the Catholic Church, as well as

7 Sep, 2023 @ 13:28

Lead·Must Read

Episcopal Conference Secretary Francisco César García Magán

Spanish bishops admit there have been over 900 victims of child abuse since 1945

The Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE) has admitted that 927 minors were abused by church members between 1945 and 2022. The institution has made available data

2 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Other News

Suspect in deadly Algeciras church attack told police he had been ‘chosen’ by Allah

THE SUSPECTED jihadist who killed a church assistant and injured several others in the southern Spanish city of Algeciras in January told police officers that

27 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

While Spanish victims are forced to wait for justice, Portugal publishes report on abuses in the Catholic Church

A DEVASTATING report published this week has revealed that at least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Catholic Church in Portugal over

14 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

Lead·National News

Spain’s far-right Vox uses church attacks in Algeciras to promote anti-immigration messages

LEADERS of Spain’s far-right Vox party have used the murder of a church assistant on Wednesday night in the southern city of Algeciras to promote

26 Jan, 2023 @ 19:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman steals identity of a dead baby before embarking on 10-year criminal career as head of a mafia on Spain’s Costa Blanca

One dead, several injured in suspected jihadist attack against two catholic churches in Spain’s Algeciras

TWO Catholic churches have been victims of suspected jihadist attacks, resulting in one person killed and one seriously injured. National authorities have said they are

26 Jan, 2023 @ 07:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Sainthood bid for Spanish skateboard hero of London Bridge terror attack

FIVE years after Ignacio Echeverria lost his life as he bravely fought off terrorists with his skateboard during the London Bridge attack, moves are being

8 Jun, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·Madrid·National News

Probe by Spain’s Catholic Church into child sex abuse branded ‘near useless’ by prosecutor

SPAIN’S Proscutor’s Office has slammed an internal investigation by the Spanish Catholic Church into sex abuse allegations as ‘biased’ and ‘of little use’. Spain’s Episcopal

20 May, 2022 @ 11:32

Lead·National News

Divine inspiration: Discover Javea’s quirky-looking church on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IT could well be the most quirky-looking church in Spain. Sculptural Nuestra Señora de Loreto rears up over its nearby buildings like an angry spider

27 Mar, 2022 @ 09:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain: Protest For Ukraine At The Russian Embassy In Madrid

Church welcomes over 1,000 refugees and raises €125,000 to help Ukrainians on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SINCE Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante has welcomed 213 families fleeing from war in Ukraine. Some 1,019 people, mostly women and children,

25 Mar, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Ukraine

Local church provides haven for Ukrainian refugees on Spain’s Costa Blanca

JAVEA International Baptist Church (JIBC) is offering a meeting place for Ukrainian refugees. Those seeking refuge in the north of Costa Blanca can also bring

18 Mar, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Ukraine

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Ex-bishop marries Spanish sweetheart in Barcelona after Pope says yes to sex

A SPANISH bishop who quit to marry an erotic novel writer 14 years his junior has finally tied the knot. Xavier Novell, 52 had his

23 Nov, 2021 @ 18:45

Catalunya·Lead

WATCH: Raunchy rap video filmed in Toledo cathedral sparks schism between church authorities in Spain

A COUPLE grinding against each other in a music video is hardly considered risqué these days but the location chosen as the backdrop to the

9 Oct, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·National News

How a Toledo synagogue became a symbol of anti-Semitism in Spain

To mark Castilla-La Mancha Day, the Olive Press visits a curious monument symbolic of an age-old conflict in Spain.

31 May, 2021 @ 11:05

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Castilla-La Mancha·What to see

Priest gets mugged inside his home in Spain’s Andalucia, with the thieves also stealing the keys to the church and proceeding to rob it

A PRIEST has been mugged inside his home in Andalucia.

30 Apr, 2020 @ 17:16

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead

Spanish police suspend a mass at a church in Madrid, which was in breach of the lockdown rules

POLICIA Nacional have dispersed a mass at a church in Madrid, which was in breach of lockdown rules.

15 Apr, 2020 @ 19:35

Lead·Madrid

Two men posing as priests in Spain’s Extremadura use coronavirus as an excuse to scam elderly people

TWO people in Extremadura who are posing as priests have tried to scam elderly people, using coronavirus as the excuse.

18 Mar, 2020 @ 13:49

Crime & Law·Lead

Diocese of Malaga instructs churches to empty out holy water basins and to give communion in the hand, not the mouth

THE Diocese of Malaga has made some recommendations about how churches should deal with the coronavirus.

3 Mar, 2020 @ 10:23

Health

With atheism on the rise in Spain, Maya Eashwaran checks out why the masses are deserting the church

Church marriages have also declined steeply; in a 27 year-long period, the percentage of religious marriages in Spain declined from 79% to 19.8%, a huge

29 Sep, 2019 @ 10:00

Featured·Lead

63 YEARS: Paedophile in pope’s inner circle who lived in Spain protected by ‘mafia’ Vatican for seven decades

SINCE 1943 the Vatican hid documents on the paedophilia of a top Catholic priest, it has been revealed. Marcial Maciel, who founded the Legionaries of

3 Jan, 2019 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Tourist tirade about use of Catalan in Mallorcan church divides internet

A TOURIST from Granada has become an internet sensation after ranting about the use of Catalan during a Mallorquin church service. The unnamed woman fulminated

6 Apr, 2018 @ 16:36

Celebrity·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Estepona signs off on land for Russian Orthodox church

Decked out in traditional onion-domed architecture, the building will also have a cultural centre next to it in the Arroyo de las Canas area.

2 Feb, 2018 @ 16:47

Business & Finance·Environment·La Cultura·Lead·Property

Church weddings hit historic low in Spain

Only 22.2% of 68,560 couples tied the knot at the country's catholic altars in the first half of 2016

11 Jan, 2017 @ 10:32

Jaen·La Cultura·Lead

Ex-pope of Palmarian church admits ‘it’s all a sham’

‘Pope’ of bizarre anti-music, anti-jeans-wearing sect admits it’s all a sham

31 May, 2016 @ 19:42

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

The Top Three religious buildings to visit in Jerez de la Frontera

With well over 22 churches and convents in Jerez de la Frontera, finding time to visit them all can be tricky. OP blogger Luke Andrews

19 Jan, 2016 @ 10:04

Luke Andrews: Honest Jerez