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Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez describes Pope Francis as a ‘friend of Spain’ while King and Queen sign book of condolence

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, praised the late Pope Francis on Tuesday, describing him as a ‘moral and spiritual reference for millions of people’ and

22 Apr, 2025 @ 13:47

Lead·National News

Who are the five contenders tipped to become the new Pontiff in the Vatican’s arcane elections?

WITH the passing of Pope Francis on Monday, the Catholic Church is getting ready to prepare for a transition that will determine its direction for

21 Apr, 2025 @ 17:15

Lead·National News

Three days of mourning in Spain to follow the Pope’s death as tributes pour in from around the world

MANY reactions are coming in from politicians, celebrities and religious institutions around the world about the news of the death of Pope Francis, who died

21 Apr, 2025 @ 13:18

Lead·National News

Pope Francis, who ‘championed the poorest and most marginalised’, dies at the age of 88

POPE Francis has died on Monday at the age of 88, the camerlengo of the Vatican announced. “Dear brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I

21 Apr, 2025 @ 10:50

Lead·National News·Other News

The Pope shuts down Catholic Church sect accused of decades of sexual abuse across North and South America

POPE Francis has dissolved an extreme conservative Peruvian based group whose leader was accused of being a sexual predator and running the organisation like a

18 Apr, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·National News

Pope Francis is hospitalised with bronchitis: Spaniards flood social media with messages of support

POPE Francis was admitted to a Rome hospital on Friday to be treated for bronchitis as Catholics in Spain posted messages of support on social

14 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez to meet with the Pope to discuss peace efforts in the Middle East

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez will have an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican this Friday. The Spanish government announced the meeting on Tuesday and

8 Oct, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

Archbishop in Spain forced to intervene after priests use YouTube to pray for Pope Francis’s early death

THE archbishop of Toledo has been forced to intervene and reject statements made by a group of priests from his diocese, after they joked during

29 Feb, 2024 @ 13:20

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Pope Francis urges Gibraltar preserve interfaith respect as chief minister and governor visit Vatican

POPE Francis said Gibraltar’s harmony and respect among religions ‘must be preserved’ as he met with its Chief Minister and Governor at the Vatican in

10 Nov, 2023 @ 08:58

Gibraltar·Lead

Child sex abuse probe launched in Catholic Church in Spain after Pope Francis gets newspaper dossier

NEW revelations of child sex abuse cases involving Spain’s Catholic Church will be investigated after a newspaper dossier was handed over to Pope Francis. The

20 Dec, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

PAPAL VISIT: Pope Francis ‘meets’ hundreds of Catholic schoolchildren in Valencia

HUNDREDS of boys and girls from more than 70 Catholic schools throughout the Valencia region enjoyed a videocall with Pope Francis on Thursday (May 20).

22 May, 2021 @ 09:15

Education·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pope Francis fuming after Vatican police raid ‘drug-fuelled gay orgy’ at home of top cardinal

Police were called to the apartment by neighbours who complained of loud noises

5 Jul, 2017 @ 17:33

Lead·Politics

Criminal ‘hate speech’ proceedings begin against Spanish Cardinal who warned of ‘gay empire’ and ‘radical feminism’

Pope Francis reportedly encouraged him to stand firm in his positions

15 Jun, 2016 @ 11:19

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Junipero Serra: Saint or sinner?

To Pope Francis he was a Spanish missionary worthy of sainthood, to others he was the devil incarnate

19 Jul, 2015 @ 14:00

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Pope meets with Spanish transsexual

Pope holds meeting with a transsexual after being denounced by his priest as ‘the devil’s daughter’

2 Feb, 2015 @ 11:46

La Cultura·Lead

Judge in Granada charges ten priests with child abuse

The accused have been charged with abusing four teenage boys between 2004 and 2007

28 Jan, 2015 @ 15:02

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Is Spain’s Catholic church on its knees?

The Spanish church is in freefall after a scandal exposed a sinister paedophile sect, praying on youngsters. Are its days of influence numbered, asks Jacqueline

13 Dec, 2014 @ 11:00

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