https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The archbishop of Valencia said modern thinking about gender were the "most insidious and destructive to mankind". https://www.thelocal.es/20160531/spanish-bishop-modern-gender-ideas-are-most-insidious-and-destructive-to-humanity Tue, 31 May 2016 16:05:25 +0200 spanish-bishop-modern-gender-ideas-are-most-insidious-and-destructive-to-humanity The Archbishop of Barcelona is calling on locals to pray for rain while the city experiences its longest dry spell in over 100 years. https://www.thelocal.es/20160202/barcelona-bishop-asks-faithful-to-pray-for-rain Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:36:35 +0100 barcelona-bishop-asks-faithful-to-pray-for-rain The bishop of the Spanish city of San Sebastián was on Thursday surprised by a thief who asked for money from the clergyman before making off with his episcopal ring. https://www.thelocal.es/20141107/woman-uses-beggar-ruse-to-steal-bishops-ring Fri, 07 Nov 2014 10:49:00 +0100 woman-uses-beggar-ruse-to-steal-bishops-ring Fifty priests have signed a letter criticizing a archbishop in one of Spain's poorest regions for allegedly converting a floor of the official bishop's palace into a "luxury suite" with marble floors, walk-in dressing rooms, and a jacuzzi bath. https://www.thelocal.es/20141103/spanish-priests-slam-archbishop-of-bling-merida-badajoz-santiago-garcia-aracil Mon, 03 Nov 2014 13:33:00 +0100 spanish-priests-slam-archbishop-of-bling-merida-badajoz-santiago-garcia-aracil Spanish officers in Santa Cruz have arrested a man for growing a marijuana plantation on land belonging to the bishop of Tenerife. https://www.thelocal.es/20130701/police-bust-pot-farm-on-bishops-plot Mon, 01 Jul 2013 19:17:00 +0200 police-bust-pot-farm-on-bishops-plot