Topic - Spain

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s Catholic bishops agreed Thursday to let the Spanish government’s ombudsman have the final say in the church’s compensation of victims of sexual abuse by clergy members who have died or whose possible crimes are too old to be prosecuted.

Spain's bishops agree to let government's ombudsman oversee compensation of sexual abuse victims →

Contest organizers announced the list for the 2026 finale, set to be held in Vienna in May, after five participants - Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain - earlier this month announced plans to sit it out.

Eurovision Song Contest announces 35 countries will compete after 5 countries announce boycott →