Spain

Dioceses, bishops and Catholic life across Spain.

Cardinal Rouco Varela seated at the Spanish Bishops' Conference headquarters

Cardinal Rouco Varela says the 'yes to God' is the Spanish Church's main challenge

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|October 22, 2026

Caritas Spain helped 44,475 people with housing problems in 2025

Almudena Rodrigo|October 21, 2026

A canonical court hearing in Zamora

Bishop in Spain puts former vicar general on canonical trial over alleged irregularities

Luke Alonso|October 21, 2026

Exterior of a school building in central Madrid where a teacher was arrested on child sexual abuse charges

Police arrest teacher at Mercedarias school in Madrid over abuse of about 10 minors

Luke Alonso|October 20, 2026

Promotional graphic for the 28th Catholics and Public Life Congress organized by CEU on the theme of America and Spain

CEU congress in Madrid to bring together Latin American leaders to discuss faith

Almudena Rodrigo|October 20, 2026

Pope Leo XIV greeting crowds during his visit to Spain

Pope Leo XIV's visit to Spain generated 139.48 million euros in economic impact, report says

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|October 20, 2026

The Gothic towers and stone facade of a Spanish cathedral rising above the rooftops of the surrounding city

International Cathedrals Day: ten cathedrals across Spain, from Burgos to Palma

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|October 19, 2026

Portraits of Spanish martyrs of the 20th-century religious persecution displayed at an altar

20 priests killed in 1936 to be beatified in Ibiza as Spain counts 5,455 martyrs

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|October 16, 2026

Worshippers holding lighted candles during a Domund prayer vigil in a church

Spanish dioceses hold prayer vigils and missionary marches for Domund weekend

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|October 16, 2026

A Catholic church interior in Galicia, Spain, where the Observatory for Religious Freedom has reported four desecrations

Four churches desecrated in three months in Spain's Galicia region, group says

Joseph Garcia|October 15, 2026

Chart illustrating the decline of marriage in Spain

CEU study says share of Spaniards married before 30 fell from over 85 to under 15 percent

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|October 14, 2026

The San Carlos Borromeo pastoral center in the Entrevías neighborhood of Madrid

Madrid pastoral center hosts talk by Samidoun, designated a terrorist group by the US

Luke Alonso|October 14, 2026

Domund centenary graphic presenting figures on the Church's mission territories

Spain is second largest giver to papal mission fund as Domund turns 100

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|October 13, 2026

María García, president of the Observatory for Religious Freedom and Freedom of Conscience, speaking at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference 2026

Christians targeted in 70 percent of religious attacks in Spain, observatory tells OSCE

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|October 8, 2026

The two missionary bishops seated at a table during the panel discussion at the Aula San Pablo in Vitoria

Two Spanish bishops serving in Latin America recount their vocations in Vitoria

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|October 7, 2026

Msgr. Salvador Aguilera celebrating Mass in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary in Seseña

Vatican official presents rosary from Pope Leo XIV to Seseña confraternity

Jane Morales|October 6, 2026

Archbishop Francisco José Prieto Fernández of Santiago de Compostela during the Mass marking the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi

Archbishop of Santiago says repairing the Church requires acknowledging the harm done

Joseph Garcia|October 5, 2026

Participants in the prison ministry pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela

183 inmates complete the Camino de Santiago in prison ministry's fifth pilgrimage

Almudena Buenadicha|October 5, 2026

Promotional graphic for the Diocese of Vitoria's series of talks on the family and evangelization

Diocese of Vitoria launches monthly talks on family life and evangelization

Laura Claveria|October 2, 2026

Cardinal José Cobo Cano, archbishop of Madrid, who will preside at the solemn Mass for the 75th anniversary of the Fatima parish in Madrid

Madrid's Fatima parish marks 75 years with Marian octave and processions

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|October 2, 2026