IN the vast Sanctuary of St Ignatius of Loyola, a bulwark of Basque nationalism dominating a valley in the Basque country, Father Bengoa's words resonated across the hall's stone floor. Fr Bengoa, the ...

In this Dec. 30, 2006 file photo, plumes of smoke rise as firefighters work at the scene after a car bomb exploded in a parking lot at Madrid’s new airport terminal. The Basque militant group ETA had ...

The Iglesia de San Miguel is the pride of Antezana de Foronda, a tiny town in Spain’s Basque Country. Yet the 16th-century church, with its spectacular wooden carvings and baroque altarpiece, had ...

A Basque bishop on Saturday criticised the Roman Catholic Church's silence over the killing of 14 priests by General Franco's forces during Spain's 1936-39 civil war. Historians estimate half a ...

ANTEZANA DE FORONDA, Spain (RNS) The town pooled its resources, stabilized the church walls, sealed the cracks and repaired the roof. Then a 68-year old former Franciscan monk and fine artist ...

The visit of Pope John Paul to Spain has brought to the fore a number of tensions, which have been reflected in the media. Among issues which have sparked controversy are the Iraq war, the role of the ...

Spokesmen for the Dioceses of Bilbao, San Sebastian, and Vitoria in northern Spain issued a statement Monday protesting a “deviously manipulative” television report about the supposed backing of the ...

Bishops in the Basque Country have urged the Roman Catholic Church to apologise for its silence over the killing of priests by General Francisco Franco's Right-wing forces during the Spanish Civil War ...