Spanish authorities have arrested a 25-year-old Moroccan man after two Catholic churches in Algeciras, Spain, were attacked. The suspect is accused of killing a sexton and injuring a priest with a machete on January 25. Police are investigating the attack as an act of terrorism.
On April 6, Spain’s Senate approved landmark legislation that criminalizes the harassment of women who are undergoing abortions.
The new legislation was approved by 154 versus 105 votes, ushering in a change to Spain’s penal code. The law is expected to come into effect as soon as it gets published in its official gazette.
On the afternoon of October 8, Friday, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Toledo in Spain released an apology for the “improper use of a sacred place.” The statement released by the archdiocese on behalf of Archbishop Francisco Cerro Chaves responds to a music video shot in the 13th century Toledo Cathedral.
In 2010, the youngest Catholic bishop in Spain was officially appointed. Xavier Novell was 41 at the time he was ordained bishop for the Catholic Church in Spain.
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