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Spain’s Supreme Court sentences priest from Toledo to eight years in jail for abusing a minor and ‘carrying out exorcisms’

THE Spanish Supreme Court has sentenced a priest from Toledo to eight years in jail, after he was found guilty of abusing a minor and

29 May, 2024 @ 17:26

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Archbishop in Spain forced to intervene after priests use YouTube to pray for Pope Francis’s early death

THE archbishop of Toledo has been forced to intervene and reject statements made by a group of priests from his diocese, after they joked during

29 Feb, 2024 @ 13:20

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Chief prosecutor in Spain calls for in-depth investigation into paedophile priests, after newspaper uncovers abuses and cover-ups

SPAIN’S Prosecutor General’s Office has called for an in-depth investigation into child sex abuse cases committed by members of the Catholic Church, as well as

7 Sep, 2023 @ 13:28

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Spanish bishops admit there have been over 900 victims of child abuse since 1945

The Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE) has admitted that 927 minors were abused by church members between 1945 and 2022. The institution has made available data

2 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

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While Spanish victims are forced to wait for justice, Portugal publishes report on abuses in the Catholic Church

A DEVASTATING report published this week has revealed that at least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Catholic Church in Portugal over

14 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

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Child sex abuse probe launched in Catholic Church in Spain after Pope Francis gets newspaper dossier

NEW revelations of child sex abuse cases involving Spain’s Catholic Church will be investigated after a newspaper dossier was handed over to Pope Francis. The

20 Dec, 2021 @ 18:30

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