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 El Salvador has vowed to follow Spain's request to arrest 17 retired soldiers accused of killing six Jesuit priests and two women in 1989.. https://www.thelocal.es/20160107/el-salvador-to-arrest-soldiers-accused-of-1989-priest-murders Thu, 07 Jan 2016 14:14:12 +0100 el-salvador-to-arrest-soldiers-accused-of-1989-priest-murders Religious groups are suing a Spanish artist over his latest exhibit: consecrated wafers spelling out the word "paedophilia". https://www.thelocal.es/20151125/spain-artist-angers-catholics-with-stolen-wafers-paedo-piece Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:44:27 +0100 spain-artist-angers-catholics-with-stolen-wafers-paedo-piece A high-ranking Polish Catholic priest who was sacked after he came out as gay and now lives in Barcelona has accused the Vatican of making the lives of homosexuals "a hell", in a letter sent to the pope. https://www.thelocal.es/20151029/sacked-priest-accuses-vatican-of-making-life-hell-for-gays Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:28:14 +0100 sacked-priest-accuses-vatican-of-making-life-hell-for-gays A court has ruled that the archdiocese of Granada can be held civilly liable for the alleged sexual abuse of a teenage altar boy by several priests. https://www.thelocal.es/20150909/spanish-court-rules-archdiocese-liable-in-altar-boy-sexual-abuse-case Wed, 09 Sep 2015 10:45:14 +0200 spanish-court-rules-archdiocese-liable-in-altar-boy-sexual-abuse-case A priest has been arrested in Burgos for performing repeated exorcisms on an underage girl suffering from anorexia. https://www.thelocal.es/20150318/priest-arrested-for-exorcism-on-underage-girl Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:29:26 +0100 priest-arrested-for-exorcism-on-underage-girl Spain's bishops conference on Thursday defended the right of priests to maintain the secrecy of the confessional booth even in cases of serious crimes such as the sexual abuse of children. https://www.thelocal.es/20150227/priests-defend-secrecy-in-sex-abuse-confessions Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:30:44 +0100 priests-defend-secrecy-in-sex-abuse-confessions A Spanish court has dropped charges against 11 out of 12 suspects in a clerical sex abuse scandal because the crimes fall within the statute of limitations, court papers showed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150216/court-drops-charges-against-11-out-of-12-suspects-in-priest-sex-abuse-case Mon, 16 Feb 2015 17:12:00 +0100 court-drops-charges-against-11-out-of-12-suspects-in-priest-sex-abuse-case 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