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 Pope Francis warned on Saturday against populism, saying it could lead to the election of "saviours" like Hitler. https://www.thelocal.es/20170122/pope-warns-against-populism-and-saviours-like-hitler Sun, 22 Jan 2017 10:03:37 +0100 pope-warns-against-populism-and-saviours-like-hitler The parents of 'nuns' with a Spanish sect hit whose leader has been hit with sexual abuse charges have called on the Pope to help convince the young women to leave the order. https://www.thelocal.es/20141218/families-urge-pope-to-intervene-in-cult-case Thu, 18 Dec 2014 13:48:00 +0100 families-urge-pope-to-intervene-in-cult-case Pope Francis on Tuesday spoke up about an alleged paeodophile ring involving priests in Spain's Granada province, confirming he had instigated the investigation and saying the truth about the matter had to come out. https://www.thelocal.es/20141126/we-cant-hide-truth-about-sex-abuse-case-pope Wed, 26 Nov 2014 11:45:00 +0100 we-cant-hide-truth-about-sex-abuse-case-pope The priests in Granada who are being investigated for sexual abuse after a letter sent to Pope Francis allegedly drew young boys into church activities before ruthlessly convincing them to engage in sexual activities, investigators have learned. https://www.thelocal.es/20141120/paedophile-priests-acted-like-a-sect-case-sources Thu, 20 Nov 2014 15:05:00 +0100 paedophile-priests-acted-like-a-sect-case-sources The Archbishop of Granada on Monday suspended a number of priests who are among at least twelve people being investigated for suspected sexual abuse. The Pope has personally phoned one of the alleged victims to pledge his support. https://www.thelocal.es/20141117/pope-phones-spanish-victim-of-sexual-abuse Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:59:00 +0100 pope-phones-spanish-victim-of-sexual-abuse Pope Francis has slammed the high level of European youth unemployment and declared that "the secession of any nation must be handled with care" during a wide-ranging interview in which he referred to both Scotland and Catalonia. https://www.thelocal.es/20140613/pope-pontificates-on-catalan-independence Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:23:00 +0200 pope-pontificates-on-catalan-independence Spanish prosecutors have opened an investigation into newly chosen Spanish Cardinal Fernando Sebastián Aguilar after a gay-rights group accused him of hate speech for calling homosexuality a "defect". https://www.thelocal.es/20140206/spains-new-cardinal-probed-for-inciting-anti-gay-hate Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:48:00 +0100 spains-new-cardinal-probed-for-inciting-anti-gay-hate Tens of thousands of believers poured into central Madrid to celebrate an open-air Roman Catholic mass for the Holy Family on Sunday, just days after the Spanish government agreed to tighten the abortion law. https://www.thelocal.es/20131229/thousands-hold-madrid-mass-after-new-abortion-law Sun, 29 Dec 2013 15:05:00 +0100 thousands-hold-madrid-mass-after-new-abortion-law A group of fans of the famous black berets of Spain's Basque country have managed to give Pope Francis an example as a Christmas present. https://www.thelocal.es/20131219/basques-gift-pope-beret-for-christmas Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:26:00 +0100 basques-gift-pope-beret-for-christmas They are part of many Spanish nativity scene: the celebrity caganers, or 'crappers'. But a figurine showing an image of a highly venerated Spanish Virgin preparing to defecate has caused a stir among the country's bishops. https://www.thelocal.es/20131127/virgin-statuette Wed, 27 Nov 2013 17:10:00 +0100 virgin-statuette A publishing firm headed up by a Spanish archbishop has released a translation of an Italian book which tells women to "get married and be submissive". https://www.thelocal.es/20131111/spanish-bishop-backs-submissive-wife-book Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:54:01 +0100 spanish-bishop-backs-submissive-wife-book The Spanish Government has officially offered its condolences in the wake of a tragedy off the coast of the Italian Island of Lampedusa which led to the death of hundreds of would-be immigrants. https://www.thelocal.es/20131004/spain-grieves-with-italy-after-lampedusa-tragedy Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:00:00 +0200 spain-grieves-with-italy-after-lampedusa-tragedy The famous red leather shoes favoured by retired Pope Benedict XVI have found their final resting place in a Granada museum. https://www.thelocal.es/20130411/popes-shoes-kick-up-storm-in-granada Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:16:00 +0200 popes-shoes-kick-up-storm-in-granada Twitter is abuzz over a February 11th tweet in which the boyfriend of Spanish woman Yolanda De Mena allegedly predicted the world's new pope would be called Francis I. https://www.thelocal.es/20130314/prophetic-pope-tweet-goes-viral Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:02:00 +0100 prophetic-pope-tweet-goes-viral Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia sent a message of congratulations to the Catholic church's new Argentinian pope: Francis I on Wednesday night. https://www.thelocal.es/20130313/cardinals-elect Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:05:00 +0100 cardinals-elect 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