Spain: Ideology and division threaten Church-state co-operation

Spain, a bastion of Christianity in Europe for centuries, finds itself in a crisis of faith as the influence of Catholicism continues to decline. According to a 2019 survey conducted by the website Statista, 61 per cent of Spaniards identified themselves as Catholic, compared to 70 per cent in 2011. Furthermore, of those Catholics, over... Read More

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March 29, 2021

Madrid cardinal believes Church and state can coexist peacefully

Despite some serious legislative and social differences that have led the Catholic Church and the Spanish government to bump heads, the country has a “healthy secularism,” said Cardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra of Madrid. The Madrid cardinal, vice president of the Spanish bishops’ conference, said the legalisation of euthanasia on 18thMarch and other recent measures in conflict with... Read More

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March 19, 2021

Spanish parliament passes controversial euthanasia law

Spain’s parliament passed a law that legalises euthanasia in the country. The controversial law was passed on 18th March with 198 votes in favour, 142 against and two abstentions. According to COPE, the radio network owned by the Spanish bishops’ conference, the law will be effective in three months. The legislation makes Spain the fourth European country to legalise physician-assisted suicide after Belgium, the Netherlands and... Read More

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February 28, 2021

Bishops defend property after Spain claims irregularities in registration

Spain’s Catholic bishops defended their Church’s property rights, after the government accused the Church of improperly claiming ownership of thousands of buildings and parcels of land. “The Church has registered goods which Catholic people have created and entrusted to it over centuries, so it could carry out its work of proclaiming the Gospel, celebrating the faith and exercising charity,”... Read More

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February 15, 2021

Spanish lawyers act to prevent removal of crosses by local officials

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. “Many towns are being pressured to get rid of public crosses, which local people have spent weeks and months defending,” said Maria Riesco, spokeswoman for the Association... Read More

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December 15, 2020

Spanish bishops decry ‘moral rupture’ as euthanasia law gains traction

Progress in passing a bill that would legalise euthanasia in Spain signals a failure of morality and of the government’s mandate to protect the life of its citizens, the country’s bishops said. The Spanish bishops’ conference released a statement on 11th December denouncing the legislation after Spain’s Justice Commission approved the bill, paving the way for it to be passed to... Read More

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December 8, 2020

Spain’s Catholics say new education law would violate their rights

Catholics in Spain are angry about a new education law that would downgrade religious teaching and restrict state funding for Catholic schools. If the legislation is approved in the Senate by the end of December, it will take effect in March. “The whole educational community, led by parents’ associations, teachers, unions and all kinds of... Read More

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October 29, 2020

Pope warns Spanish prime minister of rise of nationalism and ideology

The rise of nationalism and the ideological divide that springs from it could create the same circumstances that led to the rise of the Nazi party in Germany and World War II, Pope Francis warned. In a rare move, Pope Francis asked for a microphone and gave an off-the-cuff speech to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro... Read More

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September 18, 2020

Euthanasia would be a defeat for human dignity, Spanish legislators warned

Euthanasia legislation is headed for the Spanish Senate and, if passed, it would be a defeat for human dignity and would affirm a self-centred view of life that proposes death as a solution to one’s problems, the Spanish bishops’ conference said. ‘To insist on ‘the right to euthanasia’ is typical of an individualistic and reductionist... Read More

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July 31, 2020

Food & Drink: Eight Spanish wines to snap up now

Sam Wylie-Harris rounds up some top-notch styles and best buys from the biggest vineyard in the world. Salud! A playground for winemakers and pleasure-seekers, when it comes to vino, Spain’s got the lot. It’s one of our best loved holiday destinations and Spanish wines are quite the oenophile’s odyssey too, with reds young and old,... Read More

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Madrid cardinal believes Church and state can coexist peacefully

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Spanish bishops decry ‘moral rupture’ as euthanasia law gains traction

Spain’s Catholics say new education law would violate their rights

Pope warns Spanish prime minister of rise of nationalism and ideology

Euthanasia would be a defeat for human dignity, Spanish legislators warned

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