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 Catholics seeking to confess their sins to a priest in Spain can now turn to a new app to find the nearest available cleric. https://www.thelocal.es/20161208/need-to-confess-sins-new-app-in-spain-finds-nearest-priest Thu, 08 Dec 2016 12:08:03 +0100 need-to-confess-sins-new-app-in-spain-finds-nearest-priest A third teacher at a school run by a Roman Catholic order in Barcelona has confessed to having sexually abused students in a video released Monday, deepening one of Spain's biggest paedophile scandals. https://www.thelocal.es/20160308/third-catholic-teacher-confesses-to-sexual-abuse-in-spain Tue, 08 Mar 2016 10:04:39 +0100 third-catholic-teacher-confesses-to-sexual-abuse-in-spain A poem about vaginas read at an awards event in Barcelona caused one conservative leader to storm out of its reading and Christian leaders to file criminal complaints. https://www.thelocal.es/20160217/artist-riles-up-catholics-with-vagina-poem-based-on-lords-prayer Wed, 17 Feb 2016 18:15:46 +0100 artist-riles-up-catholics-with-vagina-poem-based-on-lords-prayer The women are facing charges for crimes against religion for mimicking Spain's Easter processions - replacing the Virgin Mary with a giant plastic vagina. https://www.thelocal.es/20151127/spanish-women-in-court-over-giant-plastic-vagina-protest Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:28:17 +0100 spanish-women-in-court-over-giant-plastic-vagina-protest More than half of Spaniards admit that they are either "not religious" or are "convinced atheists", according to a new global study that shows the dramatic loss of faith in the traditionally Roman Catholic nation. https://www.thelocal.es/20150413/one-in-five-spaniards-are-convinced-atheists Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:49:52 +0200 one-in-five-spaniards-are-convinced-atheists A 66-year-old priest from the southern Spanish city of Malaga is drawing in new followers with his unique style of worship: flamenco dancing from the pulpit. https://www.thelocal.es/20140728/spain-flamenco-dancing-priest-youtube-malaga Mon, 28 Jul 2014 12:35:00 +0200 spain-flamenco-dancing-priest-youtube-malaga The Spanish interior ministry's decision to award the Gold Medal of Police Merit, the highest honour of the country's national force, to an image of the Virgin Mary has been described as "mockery" by Police union chiefs. https://www.thelocal.es/20140226/police-fury-over-spanish-virgin-mary-medal-award Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:55:00 +0100 police-fury-over-spanish-virgin-mary-medal-award Barcelona police arrested a parish priest on Wednesday for allegedly molesting three brothers aged between ten and fifteen, on the same day that the United Nations called on the Vatican to report sexual abusers within the church. https://www.thelocal.es/20140206/catalan-cops-collar-paedophile-priest Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:46:00 +0100 catalan-cops-collar-paedophile-priest The church has selected eight recruits who will undergo special training to combat what has been described as an "unprecedented rise" in cases of "demonic possession". https://www.thelocal.es/20130524/exorcist-squad-hired-to-fight-satan-in-madrid Fri, 24 May 2013 13:40:00 +0200 exorcist-squad-hired-to-fight-satan-in-madrid The income gap between the richest and poorest people in Spain has grown by 30 percent since 2006 in the wake of the country's sharp economic downturn, the Spanish branch of Catholic charity Caritas said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130321/gap-between-rich-and-poor-widening-in-spain-charity Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:36:00 +0100 gap-between-rich-and-poor-widening-in-spain-charity Spain's Jewish, Anglican and Catholic communities are looking forward to working with Pope Francis I. https://www.thelocal.es/20130314/pope-news-reactions Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:28:00 +0100 pope-news-reactions Spain's King Juan Carlos on Monday hailed the dedication of Pope Benedict XVI following the pontiff's shock announcement that he would resign. https://www.thelocal.es/20130212/juan-carlos-praises-pope-after-resignation Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:30:00 +0100 juan-carlos-praises-pope-after-resignation