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Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia greet the crowd during their visit to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Credit: Manu Fernández/AP.)

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In first visit to Ceuta, Spain’s king asks for ‘good faith’ from Morocco after migration crisis

by Joseph Wilson and Manu Fernandez October 14, 2026

Local residents protest the Spanish government's handling of the Ceuta border crisis, two months after it occurred, in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. Banners read in Spanish: "Ceuta does not give up". (Credit: Bernat Armangue/AP.)

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Spain’s worst border crisis frays Ceuta’s coexistence ahead of royals’ first visit

by Suman Naishadham October 13, 2026

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.)

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

by Emilio Morenatti October 7, 2026

Migrants disembark at the port of “La Estaca” in Valverde at the Canary island of El Hierro, Spain, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (Credit: Maria Ximena/AP.)

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Ahead of Pope’s visit to Canary Islands, bishop warns using immigration for votes is a ‘ticking time bomb’

by Fionn Shiner May 11, 2026May 11, 2026

Santiago Abascal, the Spanish far-right wing party Vox’s rally “Europa Viva 24" in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

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‘Slander’: Remarks by leader of Spanish far-right party criticised by bishop

by Fionn Shiner April 25, 2026

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

by Suman Naishadham and Associated Press March 31, 2026

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

by Fionn Shiner March 26, 2026March 30, 2026

Police officers and firefighters inspect the damage after a commuter train derailed as a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks in Gelida, near Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (Credit: Joan Mateu Parra/AP.)

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Spain authorities’ ‘confusion’ prevented priests from administering last rites to train crash victims

by Fionn Shiner January 28, 2026

Guardia Civil officers collect evidence next the wreckage of train cars involved in a collision in Adamuz, Spain, on Jan. 20, 2026. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

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Pope Leo joins Spanish Church in mourning victims of train crash

by Fionn Shiner January 23, 2026

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks in Brussels on March 23, 2023. (Credit: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP.)

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Spanish government clashes publicly with Church hierarchy

by Fionn Shiner December 16, 2025

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