Leo XIV, Bad Bunny hold parallel events; pope picks football team

Nicole Winfield 06/07/2026

Pope Leo XIV ackowledged Saturday he is competing for attention with another VIP in Madrid this weekend, and the pontiff declared his preference in Spain’s biggest soccer rivalry. …

Pope Leo: Sex abuse still an open wound in Catholic Church

06/06/2026

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said sexual abuse within the Catholic Church remained “an open wound” as he began a trip to Spain that will include a meeting with victims. …

Suico makes the most of his Spain basketball training stint

Glendale G. Rosal 05/16/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano guard Henry Kristoffer Suico maximized a rare opportunity to train in Madrid, Spain, as he prepares for his collegiate debut in the UAAP. Suico, a Cesafi high school champion with the Sacred…

Henry Kristoffer Suico arrives in Spain for elite basketball training camp

Glendale G. Rosal 05/06/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano standout Henry Kristoffer Suico has arrived in Madrid, Spain, taking a major step forward in his young career as he joins an elite training camp once attended by NBA star Luka Dončić…

Spain shares plan to seek social media ban for under-16s; Musk furious

Agence France Presse 02/04/2026

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Spain will seek to ban social media for under-16s to protect them from harmful content such as pornography and violence, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Tuesday, drawing a furious response from…

Vandals desecrate Jewish graves in Barcelona

01/26/2026

Vandals desecrated a number of Jewish graves in a Barcelona cemetery this weekend, Spanish police said Sunday, provoking outrage from Jewish groups and politicians.…

Spain: Train crash kills 1, days after deadly train collision in south

Associated Press 01/21/2026

BARCELONA — A Barcelona commuter train crashed Tuesday after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks, Spanish regional authorities said, killing at least one person and injuring 37 others. The crash in Catalonia in northeastern Spain came…

Spain train crash: PH embassy checking if Filipinos involved

Charie Abarca - Reporter / @charieabarcaINQ 01/19/2026

Following the collision between two high-speed trains in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia, the Philippine Embassy in Spain said it is working with local authorities to determine whether there were any Filipinos involved.…

Spain: Train collision kills 21, injures dozen

Agence France Presse 01/19/2026

MADRID, Spain — Spain on Monday reeled from a collision between two high-speed trains in the southern region of Andalusia that killed 21 people and injured more than 70, with the prime minister lamenting a “night of…

Madrid building collapse: Two bodies found, two missing

Agence France Presse 10/08/2025

MADRID, Spain — Spanish emergency services have found two bodies buried in the rubble after a building under construction collapsed in central Madrid Tuesday, with two more people still missing and several workers injured, authorities said. What…

Spanish youth keep vibrant Holy Week processions alive

04/17/2025

ZAMORA, Spain — Clad in a traditional white tunic and purple sash, four-year-old Thiago could barely contain his excitement before taking part as a drummer in a Spanish Easter procession thronged by thousands. He and other members…

Spain: Crowds hurl mud at King on visit to flood disaster town

Agence France Presse 11/04/2024

VALENCIA, Spain — Furious locals hurled mud and insults at Spain’s king, queen and prime minister on Sunday in a startling show of anger in the worst hit town in the flood disaster that has killed more…

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