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Catholics furious after artist writes ‘paedo’ in stolen communion wafers
Religious groups are suing a Spanish artist over his latest exhibit: consecrated wafers spelling out the word "paedophilia".
Sacked priest accuses Vatican of making life 'hell' for homosexuals
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.
Spanish court rules archdiocese is liable in altar boy sexual abuse case
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.
Priest arrested for exorcism on anorexic girl
A priest has been arrested in Burgos for performing repeated exorcisms on an underage girl suffering from anorexia.
Priests defend secrecy in sex abuse confessions
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.
Charges dropped against 11 in priest abuse case
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.