Fionn Shiner

Europe Correspondent

Fionn Shiner is a British writer and journalist living in Barcelona. Alongside Crux Now, his writing has appeared in The Spectator, The Independent, The Pillar, and more.

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The Spanish flag flies in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

Vatican drops investigation against Spanish bishop accused of sexual abuse

Apr 11
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Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans as they hold Iranian flags and a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a gathering after announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the United States and Israel, at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, Square, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Credit: Vahid Salemi/AP.)

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Pastors blessing Trump and asking God for war victory was shameful, says Spanish bishop

Apr 9
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Norbertine Abbot Hugh Allan. (Credit: England and Wales bishops' conference.)

The Church should worry about shortage of people before shortage of priests, says England’s director of mission

Apr 3
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People gather outside a hospital where Noelia Castillo, a young Spanish woman, died after receiving euthanasia, in Sant Pere de Ribes, Spain, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Credit: Lorena Sopena/Europa Press via AP.)

Trump administration orders investigation into Noelia Castillo’s euthanasia

Apr 2
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Spanish bishops offering top donors chance to meet pope

Mar 30
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Pro-life protesters stand outside the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, March 18, 2021. Banner in Spanish reads: ‘Government of Death’. (Credit: Paul White/AP.)

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Fionn Shiner

Europe Correspondent

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Vatican drops investigation against Spanish bishop accused of sexual abuse

Pastors blessing Trump and asking God for war victory was shameful, says Spanish bishop

The Church should worry about shortage of people before shortage of priests, says England’s director of mission

Trump administration orders investigation into Noelia Castillo’s euthanasia

Spanish bishops offering top donors chance to meet pope

‘Barbaric’ – Spain’s bishops condemn the euthanasia of Noelia Castillo

Spanish woman to undergo euthanasia after fierce legal battle with her father

March for Life in Lisbon attacked with an explosive device

French court upholds banning of religious symbols in municipal council

Trump’s social media attacks have put Leo XIV in the U.S. presidential mix

In Easter letter to cardinals, Leo sets the tone and the agenda

Vatican visitors slam Trump over attacks on the US-born pope’s message of peace

Separatists in Cameroon announce a 3-day pause in fighting for pope’s visit

En route to Africa, pope says, ‘I don’t fear Trump administration’

A ‘frank discussion’ is changing the dance card for the US and the Vatican

Three US cardinals call war on Iran ‘unjust’ and criticize Trump for ‘gamification’ of war

DC’s Cardinal McElroy calls Iran war ‘immoral’, calls for action

En route to Africa, pope says, ‘I don’t fear Trump administration’

A ‘frank discussion’ is changing the dance card for the US and the Vatican

Three US cardinals call war on Iran ‘unjust’ and criticize Trump for ‘gamification’ of war

DC’s Cardinal McElroy calls Iran war ‘immoral’, calls for action

Trump’s social media attacks have put Leo XIV in the U.S. presidential mix

In Easter letter to cardinals, Leo sets the tone and the agenda

Vatican visitors slam Trump over attacks on the US-born pope’s message of peace

Separatists in Cameroon announce a 3-day pause in fighting for pope’s visit

Author's Posts

Vatican drops investigation against Spanish bishop accused of sexual abuse

Pastors blessing Trump and asking God for war victory was shameful, says Spanish bishop

The Church should worry about shortage of people before shortage of priests, says England’s director of mission

Trump administration orders investigation into Noelia Castillo’s euthanasia

Spanish bishops offering top donors chance to meet pope

‘Barbaric’ – Spain’s bishops condemn the euthanasia of Noelia Castillo

Spanish woman to undergo euthanasia after fierce legal battle with her father

March for Life in Lisbon attacked with an explosive device

French court upholds banning of religious symbols in municipal council