News, April 2011

News from the Churches

We wish you a very Happy Easter - may this be a time to refocus on the centrality of the Cross and Resurrection in your life. Canaries hear gospel. Easter day is day of prayer for the Basque Country. Churches threaten demonstrations over church building closures. Saturday 2nd was Spain Prayer day. Actualidad Evangelica web news service launched. Protestante Digital renewed - English service temporarily unavailable! MariLuz murder trial took place. Hospital chaplains finally at work in Madrid. This and more... Read on! more >>

April 23rd, recent news round-up

Sagrada Familia Cathedral 2010

St. George's Day brings excellent book sales to Barcelona streets - Guardian; 22nd: Seville processions cancelled - Telegraph; 20th: National Court told by Supreme to re-arrest ETA convict Triotiño who was released on faulty understanding of how long term should be - he served 24 years of a 2.500 year sentence; 19th: Arsonist attempts to burn Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona - Telegraph; 18th: Employment minister warns unemployment could reach 5 million - Telegraph; 14,000 Spaniards emigrated in first quarter; El Mundo.es hits record over 32 million unique visitors in March; Holy Week processions affected by rain in Seville. more >>

Sport headlines

Nadal wins 7th Monte Carlo Masters, plus 6th Barcelona Open. Madrid beat Barcelona 1-0 in Cup final - Telegraph. Madrid and Barça draw 1-1 in league game - BBC. Madrid and Barça to meet twice more in coming fortnight - BBC. MotoGP circuit comes to Jerez - Lorenzo wins. Nadal beaten by Djokovic in Miami final. Jean-Pierre Dick wins Barcelona World Race. Spain beat Lithuania 1-3. Alonso 4th in Melbourne. Bikes: Terol wins 125 in Qatar, Lorenzo and Pedrosa runners up in GP. Djokovic beat Nadal at Indian Wells. Spain starts well in Davis Cup. Spanish committee absolve Alberto Contador of doping in Tour. more >>

MariLuz murder case closes with 22 years for Santiago del Valle.

The trial of Santiago del Valle, accused of the murder of MariLuz Cortés, daughter of an evangelical pastor, began on 16th February and came to sentencing on 18th March. The little girl (3 years old) went missing from her home in Huelva, Andalusia in January, 2008. Her body was discovered several weeks later thrown into the harbour close by. The killer, Santiago del Valle was sentenced to 18 years for murder and 3 for abuse. more >>