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  • Spanish lawyers act to prevent removal of crosses by local officials

    Spanish lawyers act to prevent removal of crosses by local officials

    • Feb 13, 2021

    A group of Spanish lawyers has launched petitions and lawsuits to prevent the removal of crosses by local officials, after claims that Christian symbols are linked with the country’s former dictatorship.

    By Jonathan Luxmoore
  • Mayor in Spain removes cross from convent, throws it in dump

    Mayor in Spain removes cross from convent, throws it in dump

    • Jan 25, 2021

    The mayor of a small town in southern Spain forcibly removed a cross from the doors of a convent. The crucifix was then found in a garbage dump.

    By Inés San Martín
  • Spanish bishops decry government plan to redesign national memorial

    Spanish bishops decry government plan to redesign national memorial

    • Oct 2, 2020

    The bishops’ conference of Spain warned of conflict over government plans to remove Catholic symbols from a civil war memorial site near Madrid from which the remains of former dictator Gen. Francisco Franco were exhumed a year ago.

    By Jonathan Luxmoore
  • Vatican denies it intervened on exhumation of former Spanish dictator, Francisco Franco

    Vatican denies it intervened on exhumation of former Spanish dictator, Francisco Franco

    • Jul 22, 2020

    Though generally refraining from denying public statements from global leaders, the Vatican on Tuesday publicly refuted the Spanish prime minister’s claim Pope Francis had helped him with the exhumation of the remains of the late head of state, General Francisco Franco.

    By Inés San Martín

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