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People gather outside a hospital where Noelia Castillo, a young Spanish woman, died after winning a long court fight for her right to euthanasia, in Sant Pere de Ribes, Spain, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Credit: Lorena Sopena/Europa Press via AP.)

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From left, Luis Arguello, the president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, Angel Gabilondo, the Ombudsman and Felix Bolanos the Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with Parliament after the signing of an agreement to provide redress to victims of time-barred abuse in Madrid, Spain, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Credit: Alberto Ortega/Europa Press via AP.)

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Penitents of the ‘Pollinita’ brotherhood, dressed in a typical Apostle costumes pose for a picture ahead the Holy Week procession in Cabra, southern Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

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