The Local Spain 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 Cult leaders detained on sex abuse charges Police in Spain have detained two leaders of a sect accused of sexual abuse and taking money from up to 400 followers, a court said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20141213/cult-leaders-detained-on-sex-abuse-charges Sat, 13 Dec 2014 12:54:00 +0100 cult-leaders-detained-on-sex-abuse-charges Spain's secretive Opus Dei group loses power On the eve of the beatification of its previous leader, the elitist Opus Dei Catholic group portrayed in Dan Brown’s "The Da Vinci Code" is struggling to hold on to the power it enjoyed under former Spanish dictator Franco. https://www.thelocal.es/20140926/catholic-group-opus-dei-loses-influence-spain Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:15:00 +0200 catholic-group-opus-dei-loses-influence-spain