The Catholic Church was one of the social and ideological pillars of Francoism from the moment of the coup, as evidenced by the ‘Collective letter of all Spanish bishops’, made public July 1, 1937 to ...

Learn how Francisco Franco used the tactics of colonial war ... the country into a bastion of tradition. Siding with the Catholic Church and the Spanish monarchy, he saw liberals and socialists ...

Spain's conservative opposition will boycott the start of official commemorations marking the 50th anniversary of right-wing dictator Francisco Franco's death, laying bare the enduring divisiveness of ...

Mr Sánchez-Franco is a follower of the ultra-conservative Opus Dei Catholic organisation. He has described Spanish dictator ...

The burial place of Spain's fascist dictator General Francisco Franco has been the subject ... issues with the cathedral site. As it is a Catholic church, the Vatican also weighed in and backed ...

Spain's Supreme Court has ruled that the remains of dictator Francisco Franco should ... such as securing the Catholic Church's co-operation, but if Franco's remains are moved by 10 November ...