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Inside Spain: Kicking Franco's head and a ban on splitting the bill

Inside Spain: Kicking Franco's head and a ban on splitt...

In this week’s Inside Spain we look at how a replica of Spanish dictator Franco’...

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Several hurt after false fire alarm on Ryanair plane in Spain's Mallorca

Several hurt after false fire alarm on Ryanair plane in...

A false fire alarm aboard a Ryanair jet preparing for takeoff from Spain's Palma...

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Spain ruling party bars members from hiring sex workers

Spain ruling party bars members from hiring sex workers

Hit by a corruption scandal involving alleged kickbacks and sex workers, Spanish...

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Caritas joins global call for immediate Gaza ceasefire

Caritas joins global call for immediate Gaza ceasefire

Caritas Internationalis joins more than 160 NGOs calling urgently for an immedia...

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Pax: The Monastery’s missionary witness

Pax: The Monastery’s missionary witness

As the world is wracked by war and injustice, Abbot Marion Nguyen offers a refle...

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‘How Kids Roll’: The film about Gaza’s children praised by Pope Francis

‘How Kids Roll’: The film about Gaza’s children praised...

Director Loris Lai speaks to Vatican News about his new film ‘How Kids Roll’, ab...

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Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming schedule released

Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming schedule released

The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations publishes the Pope‘s summer calendar ...

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Israel’s economic interests and the threat of annexation

Israel’s economic interests and the threat of annexation

Israel’s economic interests, particularly in offshore gas resources, intersect w...

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New tourism promo of Spain's interior clashes with lack of international flights

New tourism promo of Spain's interior clashes with lack...

The Spanish government this week launched a new tourism campaign to promote some...

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Weather agency debunks 'summers in Spain are always this hot' claim

Weather agency debunks 'summers in Spain are always thi...

Spain's national weather agency has sought to explain to online sceptics who say...

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Inside Spain: 'Not my Virgin' and Booking.com crackdown

Inside Spain: 'Not my Virgin' and Booking.com crackdown

In this week’s Inside Spain, we look at how devoutly Catholic Seville is up in a...

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How securing rights through citizenship has become 'increasingly fragile'

How securing rights through citizenship has become 'inc...

Naturalisation has often been seen as the best way to secure the right to live i...

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Europe bakes in summer's first heatwave as continent warms

Europe bakes in summer's first heatwave as continent warms

Southern Europeans braced for the first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summ...

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Pope: 'God does great things with those He frees from evil'

Pope: 'God does great things with those He frees from e...

On the World Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Pope Leo XIV offers...

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Catholic World Women’s Observatory changing lives across Africa

Catholic World Women’s Observatory changing lives acros...

Since its launch in 2022, the World Women’s Observatory has made significant str...

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UN Charter: Eighty years of a fragile miracle

UN Charter: Eighty years of a fragile miracle

Our Editorial Director reflects on the 80th anniversary of the Charter of the Un...