Madrid, Jan 16, 2022: Spain’s Catholic Church is to set up local commissions to hear complaints from victims of abuse after holding talks with Pope Francis about allegations over eight decades detailed in a Spanish newspaper. El Pais in December published the results of a three-year investigation it said uncoveredContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis addressed the Vatican financial scandals in a sit-down radio interview that aired Wednesday, saying he hoped that Cardinal Angelo Becciu is innocent of the charges against him. “I hope with all my heart that he is innocent. Besides, he was a collaborator of mine and helpedContinue Reading
Madrid: A 10-year-old girl in Spain fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a Catholic missionary from her hospital bed shortly before dying from a brain tumor this week. Teresita Castillo de Diego died March 7 in Madrid after three years of fighting a brain tumor. Fr. Ángel Camino Lamela, anContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bilbao, Oct. 29, 2018: A documentary “Behind India, a look from their social movements” has won the Audience Award at the Bilbao International Invisible Film Festival in the Basque Country, Spain. The documentary was produced by the Basque NGO Calcuta Ondoan (Friends of Calcutta) in collaborationContinue Reading
San Sebastian, Spain: Fr. Juan Pablo Aroztegi became the youngest priest in the diocese of San Sebastian, Spain, when he was ordained last weekend by Bishop José Ignacio Munilla at Good Shepherd Cathedral. According to reports , Aroztegi, began to discern his vocation after an agnostic friend asked him why heContinue Reading
The sentence came hours before he was to appear at the first World Cup matchContinue Reading
Barcelona: Catalan lawmakers voted Friday to declare independence from Spain, as Madrid vowed in turn to “restore legality” and quash the region’s secessionist bid. With thousands of pro-independence activists gathered outside, the regional parliament in Barcelona passed a resolution to “declare Catalonia an independent state in the form of a republic”.Continue Reading
What I earn will never make me a millionaire but I sure am glad to contribute to the future of these lovely peopleContinue Reading
Spain is encouraging Indian film-makers to use its colourful fiestas and historic monuments as settings for their films in an attempt to grab a bigger share of India’s fast-growing overseas tourism market. As part of the strategy to lure visitors from the world’s second most populous country, Madrid will alsoContinue Reading
