Emilio Morenatti, Author at Crux

Flamenco singer Fabiola Pérez, known as “La Fabi”, performs on a stage next to the Triana Bridge during a concert organized as part of the Seville Flamenco Bienal in Seville, Spain, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Church in Europe

Pope Leo said the music has a ‘creative spirit’: Flamenco’s heart-wrenching wail captured in images

by Emilio Morenatti October 7, 2026

The sun rises behind Antoni Gaudí’s iconic Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, May 28, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the city in June. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Church in Europe

Photos of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia as Gaudí basilica rises before Pope Leo XIV’s visit

by Emilio Morenatti June 3, 2026June 4, 2026

Catholic worshipers carry their children on their shoulders as they march in a procession during a Palm Sunday Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2026. The poster in the background reads in Arabic: “Honor, sacrifice and loyalty”. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Church in the Middle East

Photos show Lebanon’s Catholics marking Palm Sunday as the shadow of war weighs heavily

by Hussein Malla, Emilio Morenatti and Associated Press March 30, 2026

Church in Europe

Pray for rain: Spanish farmers hold unique Mass amid drought

by Emilio Morenatti March 29, 2023

Church in Europe

Volcanic lava threatens church, more homes on La Palma

by Emilio Morenatti December 1, 2021

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