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A childhood self-portrait by Paula Alonso hangs in the studio of her apartment in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Credit: Bernat Armangue/AP.)

Ahead of papal visit, Spain pushes forward with reparations for church sex abuse victims

Jun 4
Suman Naishadham

Passengers are disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

Pope Leo thanks Spain for letting hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship get to Canary Islands

May 10
Iain Sullivan,
Suman Naishadham

Pope Leo XIV arrives as he holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope will inaugurate Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain

May 7
Nicole Winfield,
Suman Naishadham, Renata Brito

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.)

25-year-old Noelia Castillo dies by legal euthanasia in case that drew national spotlight in Spain

Mar 31
Suman Naishadham,
Associated Press

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.)

Spanish bishops and government sign deal for compensation of church sexual abuse victims

Mar 31
Suman Naishadham,
Associated Press

Spanish King Felipe attends commemorations marking the 10th anniversary of the proclamation of Spain’s King Felipe VI at Royal Palace in Madrid, June 19, 2024. (Credit: Juan Medina/Pool Photo via AP.)

Spain’s king acknowledges that the Spanish conquest of the Americas included ‘abuse’

Mar 17
Suman Naishadham

A crane lifts the upper arm of the cross onto the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, reaching the basilica's maximum height of 566 feet. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia reaches its maximum height after more than a century

Feb 21
Suman Naishadham,
Associated Press

Gender gap among Latino voters seen in some families

Oct 29, 2020
Suman Naishadham

Spanish Army soldiers block access to the beach for people crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, August 31, 2026. (Credit: Antonio Sempere/AP.)

Spanish bishop says Ceuta crisis is part of a ‘geopolitical game’

Aug 31
Fionn Shiner

Nigerian bishops decry ‘trail of terror’ after latest attacks

Aug 30
Ngala Killian Chimtom

India’s bishops call for solidarity with neighbors as scope of Nepal-China disaster grows

Aug 30
Nirmala Carvalho

Father John Ubel, pastor of the Church of Saint Agnes, celebrates the eucharistic prayer facing the altar, in the traditional custom, during one of the Catholic parish’s Latin Masses in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Credit: Giovanna Dell’Orto/AP.)

Premium article: On liturgy, Leo XIV sheds light (and knows it will bring a little heat)

Aug 30
Charles Collins

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Spanish bishop says Ceuta crisis is part of a ‘geopolitical game’

Father John Ubel, pastor of the Church of Saint Agnes, celebrates the eucharistic prayer facing the altar, in the traditional custom, during one of the Catholic parish’s Latin Masses in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Credit: Giovanna Dell’Orto/AP.)

Premium article: On liturgy, Leo XIV sheds light (and knows it will bring a little heat)

Aug 30
Charles Collins

This undated photo provided by Vanderbilt University on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, shows Amy-Jill Levine, the first Jewish president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America. (Credit: Daniel DuBois/Vanderbilt University via AP.)

A Jewish scholar chosen to lead the Catholic Biblical Association is hit by backlash

Aug 29
Peter Smith

Catholic leaders welcome new President of Bangladesh

Aug 30
Stephan Uttom Rozario

India’s bishops call for solidarity with neighbors as scope of Nepal-China disaster grows

Aug 30
Nirmala Carvalho