A court in Barcelona said on Wednesday (Oct 11) that it had rejected a Spanish man's claim that he was tortured by police during the dictatorship of General Franco.

Spain: Court rejects man's claim of Franco-era torture

A Kerala nun has approached the Vatican, the highest seat in the Roman Catholic church hierarchy, against her dismissal from her congregation. Sister Lucy Kalappura, one of the nuns who protested against the rape-accused bishop, Franco Mulakkal last year, has written to Congregation of Oriental Churches in the Vatican against her dismissal from Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) and seeks to present her case before Pope Francis "I will be granted an opportunity to present my case to Pope Francis.

Expelled Kerala nun writes to Vatican against dismissal from congregation

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the Almudena Roman Catholic Cathedral in central Madrid on Thursday to demonstrate against any plans to bury the remains of former dictator Francisco Franco at the site.

Thousands protest outside Madrid cathedral against Franco burial

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