Pablo Ordaz

The names of Cristóbal López and Ángel Fernández Artime, both from Spain, and Pablo Virgilio David, from The Philippines, have emerged in recent hours as new papal candidates

Electing one of the 18 prelates from Africa would be a surprise, but would also impose an uncompromising agenda on moral issues

The Santa Marta residence, which will house the cardinals during the election process for the new pontiff, is being protected against leaks

Benedict XVI tried and failed to remove pedophile clerics and corrupt moneymen from the Vatican

Classes are still suspended in the affected areas and parents are worried about the effect the noise and destruction is having on the emotional lives of their kids

A social life on hold, fear of going out and difficulties with new technology are exacerbating the loneliness felt by the elderly, who account for 20% of the population of Spain

Illegally spying on former Popular Party treasurer Luis Bárcenas was just one of the jobs carried out without judicial oversight by a group of officers who also disseminated false evidence against Catalan separatists and the leftist party Podemos. EL PAÍS has reconstructed events based on testimony from their targets

Francisco Nicolás Gómez Iglesias talks to EL PAÍS about how he went from rubbing shoulders with Spain’s political elite to facing up to 30 years in jail for fraud

The 12 leaders charged for their role in the 2017 secession bid insisted that their only aim was to give Catalans a chance to express themselves through a referendum

In closing arguments, lawyers for independence leaders accepted the lesser charge but denied accusations of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds

The prosecution and the defense’s strategies will hinge on whether any violence was used during the bid for unilateral secession

Pablo Casado supports more restrictive abortion legislation, and reforms to election laws

A record-breaking amount of the illicit drug is arriving in Spanish port cities such as Algeciras and Valencia

Former Olympic athlete Iñaki Urdangarin was once a golden boy, but his royal connections saw him poisoned in a world of privilege and he came to believe he was untouchable

As a very public spat with her mother-in-law revealed last week, balancing her need for privacy with the obligations of the Spanish monarchy has proved difficult for the former news anchor

Experts say that region is polarized like never before, and warn of threat of low-level violence

The global repercussion of the Catalan crisis has alarmed international companies, pushing them to move their legal headquarters

Recent operations have divided Mossos and called into question relations with other forces and judiciary

Doubters and opponents of referendum are faced with hordes of flag-waving separatists

After 20 years behind bars, ex-convicts return to a different and more diverse reality in Basque Country

On Donald Trump, the Pontiff says: “I don’t like to get ahead of myself. It would be like prophets predicting calamities or windfalls that will not come to pass”

But only victims and their relatives may access an archive made up of thousands of letters

“When ISIS attacks the Vatican, he will wish I was president,” Republican fires back

Pontiff tells leaders to make country a land “where you don’t have to emigrate to dream”

Monsignor Vallejo, who remains in custody, is the prefect secretary for economic affairs

Pontiff due to arrive from Cuba, where he refused to criticize Castro regime