
Church in Spain Has Fewer Than 1,000 Diocesan Seminarians for First Time in 21 Years
There were close to 1,700 seminarians in the 2002-2003 academic year, when more than 350 men entered and almost 200 were ordained.
There were close to 1,700 seminarians in the 2002-2003 academic year, when more than 350 men entered and almost 200 were ordained.
In Malaga, a National Police officer allegedly insisted that the volunteers take away their signs and leave.
In the course of the attack, sacristan Diego Valencia was murdered and Father Antonio Rodríguez, a Salesian priest, was wounded.
Regarding the abortion of people with Down syndrome, the bishop stressed that ‘we are facing a true massacre, a holocaust, and we cannot remain silent.’
The bishops also stress that the synodal process is not ‘the solution to the problems that the Church has’ but ‘a gift of the Holy Spirit’ that requires ‘continuous personal conversion.’
The prelate addressed some relevant issues such as the concept of gender, the idea of empowerment and the so-called right to sexual and reproductive health.
The alleged jihadist attacks occured in in two Catholic churches in Algeciras.
The diocesan phase of the processes for those murdered during the religious persecution of the 1930s has concluded. Among the candidates is the priest who hid the body of St. Isidore so that it would not be desecrated.
Another criticism is that the new law aims to establish up to 16 classes of families.
The Basilica of the Holy Cross of the Valley of the Fallen lies at the center of a memorial site about 28 miles northwest of Madrid.
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