Spain
Spain’s new atheist Prime Minister spells trouble for the Church
Pedro Sánchez has adopted an aggressively secular agenda
Spanish flags to fly at half-mast to mark death of Christ
The Ministry of Defence confirmed the flag will be lowered at all military establishments
Catalan clergy demand release of imprisoned leaders
216 priests, religious and deacons described the detentions as ‘unjust’
Supporting pro-independence movements violates Church teaching, says Spanish cardinal
Cardinal Antonio Cañizares said it was ‘morally unacceptable’ for nations to ‘claim independence unilaterally by their own will’
Gerald Warner: the world doesn’t need another godless republic
Catalan nationalism is the latest fashionable cause. But its history is one of bloodshed, greed and anti-clericalism
Catalonia crisis: the Church needs to speak out – and fast
Not to say anything for fear of offending one side or another looks like cowardice
Catalonia crisis: Spanish bishops plead for unity, Catalan Catholics slam Madrid
The Archbishop of Barcelona said he loved the region ‘as well as the Spain and Europe we belong to’
Cardinal: Catalan nationalism is an act of ‘sedition, fraud and betrayal’
‘Many of us feel intense pain, as if a dagger had been thrust into our guts,’ said Cardinal Antonio Cañizares of Valencia
Catalan government wants archbishop and abbot to mediate talks with Spain
They suggested that the Archbishop of Barcelona and the Abbot of Montserrat could chair talks with Spain
Spanish bishops condemn Catalan nationalism after poll violence
However, Catalan bishops defended the vote and criticised the actions of Spanish police
