Noting Pope Leo’s Key Overtures to Spain and Monaco
COMMENTARY: Both events indicate what has become a key theme of the new pontificate: easing frictions and tensions.
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Lenten Traditions You Should Know From Europe and Africa
The global reality of the Church translates into a variety of Lenten practices. Read on to learn about more traditions that the Register discovered.
The Global Debate on Immigration Isn’t Cooling Down
COMMENTARY: Recent events in Spain, South Africa and Kuwait have underscored the scope of the challenge and the seemingly intractable nature of issues surrounding immigration, citizenship and national identity.
Priests, Laypeople, Poor Clare Nun Among 124 20th-Century Martyrs to Be Beatified in Spain
With the addition of these 124 new blesseds, the number of 20th-century martyrs in Spain recognized by the Catholic Church rises to 2,254, 11 of whom have been canonized.
The Warrior Who Saved Catholic Spain From Islamic Rule
Revered in Spain but little known elsewhere, Pelagius’ improbable stand at Covadonga became the first spark of the Reconquista.
How Two Young Christians Became the Heart of a Spanish City for Centuries
SAINTS & ART: Martyred in 303 during the Diocletian persecution, Sts. Ciriaco and Paula are now honored as the patron saints of Málaga.
Islamist Threat Against Spanish Cathedrals Provokes Calls for More Security
A petition calls on the Spanish government to act after extremists threaten cathedrals online
Charismatic Renewal in Spain Accepts Bishops’ ‘Intergenerational Healing’ Guidance
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Spain is a private association of the faithful whose statutes were approved by the Spanish Bishops’ Conference in 2004 and modified in 2011.
Torrent of Mud Catches Parishioners by Surprise During Eucharistic Adoration in Spain
On the afternoon of Oct. 29, between 40 and 50 people had prayed the rosary at 6 p.m. and, a half hour later, the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament had begun when they were warned of imminent flash flooding.
