Articles by Nicolás de Cárdenas
New archbishop of Madrid discusses his vision for the future
Jun 12, 2023 / 16:30 pmAfter his appointment as archbishop of Madrid became official, José Cobo said he sees a need to “reposition the Church” in a changing society.
Jesuits in Spain hire law firm to address alleged sexual abuse of minors in schools
Jun 9, 2023 / 15:40 pmThe Jesuit delegate in Catalonia has announced that the congregation has taken action in relation to the alleged cases of sexual abuse perpetrated in schools.
Church in Spain collects almost 1,000 complaints of sexual abuse since 1945
Jun 2, 2023 / 13:45 pmThe report does not include situations involving the abuse of conscience and power or committed against adults.
Spanish bishops: Abortion as a right makes the unborn child ‘a true undocumented person’
May 11, 2023 / 11:00 amThe Spanish Bishops’ Conference criticized the May 9 ruling by the country’s constitutional court that upheld abortion as a right.
Spanish court to investigate artists for exhibiting blasphemous sculptures
May 1, 2023 / 10:30 amThe complaint alleges the so-called Collective of Southern Artists (CAS) committed the crime of derision of the Christian faith.
Legionaries of Christ present annual report on sexual abuse of minors by priests
Apr 23, 2023 / 09:00 amThe report gives an account of the commitments made regarding victims of abuse by the congregation and the creation of safe spaces.
The first hyper-realistic body of Christ based on the Holy Shroud is on exhibit in Spain
Apr 7, 2023 / 03:00 amAn exhibition of the first hyper-realistic recreation of the body of Christ based on data obtained from the Shroud of Turin is at Granada’s cathedral this Holy Week.
Fire damages three statues of the Virgin Mary in Spain at start of Holy Week
Apr 3, 2023 / 17:00 pmAs Holy Week processions began in Spain, three wooden carvings of the Virgin Mary were damaged by fire in three separate incidents.
Spanish bishops deliver six volumes of information on sex abuse cases to ombudsman
Mar 30, 2023 / 14:30 pmCardinal Juan José Omella said that these situations cause “great harm, not only to the Church but [also] to society.”
Courageous grandmother who led fight to stop removal of cross from plaza in Spain dies
Mar 27, 2023 / 12:30 pmTeresa Agulló Cayuelas was fined for her efforts to prevent the removal of an emblematic cross in Callosa de Segura, a small town in southeastern Spain.
Marianists in Spain under fire for lack of transparency regarding sex ed program
Mar 26, 2023 / 08:00 amParents of students at a Marianist school in Spain expressed their “stark distrust” in the Marianists and in their sex ed program “Created to Love.”
Spanish bishop criticizes Constitutional Court for upholding euthanasia law
Mar 24, 2023 / 13:30 pmBishop José Ignacio Munilla charged that the court’s decision was one “in which ideology supersedes reason and law.”
Church in Spain has fewer than 1,000 diocesan seminarians for first time in 21 years
Mar 16, 2023 / 17:00 pmSpanish seminaries continue to suffer a downward trend in enrollment.
Thousands turn out for pro-life march in Spain to oppose laws that threaten human life
Mar 13, 2023 / 16:00 pmThousands turned out for the Yes to Life march in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday, March 12.
40 Days for Life in Spain tells volunteers to film or record their prayer time outside abortion clinics
Mar 8, 2023 / 07:28 amThe 40 Days for Life campaign in Spain has advised volunteers to record their entire prayer time due to pressure from abortion clinics.
Pontifical university in Spain asks alumni in survey if they are male, female, or ‘other’
Mar 2, 2023 / 17:00 pmThe Pontifical University of Comillas in Spain has sent a survey to its former students asking them to specify their “gender” as male, female, or “other.”
Spanish government reproached for lack of response to jihadist attack on churches that left one dead
Feb 27, 2023 / 11:25 amThe Observatory for Religious and Conscience Freedom criticized the Spanish government for its “silence and inaction” in the face of a jihadist attack.
Spain passes transgender law allowing minors treatment without parental consent
Feb 17, 2023 / 16:15 pmThe law will allow transgender genital surgery and hormonal treatments from the age of 16 without parental consent.
Spain passes new abortion law even more permissive than one upheld by Constitutional Court
Feb 17, 2023 / 15:45 pmThe law’s provisions are even more harmful than those of the law passed in 2010 that was recently upheld by the Constitutional Court.
Spanish bishop proclaims the right to life doesn’t come from the ballot box or a court
Feb 13, 2023 / 13:20 pm“There are human beings who do not have human rights. It’s the obvious conclusion,” said Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of a Feb. 9 court decision.