ART

Alan Ruiz Terol

Arts, Culture & Media
A decades old Catalan musical may be ending its run, but its message still resonates today
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A popular Catalan musical is more relevant than ever, decades after its debut
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Sacred Nation
As Catholic faith ebbs in Spain, missionary priests come to the rescue
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Parishes in Europe increasingly headed by priests from former missions
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Music festivals keep getting bigger
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Women in a small group holding signs with text written in Spanish
Sacred Nation
This tiny country is home to Europe’s toughest abortion ban
musical group in field
Spanish musician María José Llergo turns roots into wings with ‘Ultrabelleza’
man performing
Ukraine
‘We don’t have this past anymore’: Ukrainian artist revives Kyiv’s prewar soundscape
portrait photo of a woman
Planet Hip Hop
‘She is the evolution of reggaeton’: The rise of trans Puerto Rican artist Villano Antillano
exhibit
Immigration
Argentines document European ancestry to migrate to the EU
Argentine trap artists Keke (right) and Sosa (left).
Planet Hip Hop
‘It’s the new soccer, where stars are born’: Trap music boom inspires Argentine youth
Woman performing on stage
Music
Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival grows even larger
stadium
Sports
New Kings and Queens soccer leagues enlist internet stars to revamp sport
In Argentina, annual inflation tops 100%, a 30-year high, with the cost of meat and fruit skyrocketing.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Argentines wage ‘mental war’ against inflation as prices double in a year
The Sagrada Familia, with its incomplete Glory facade, faces an apartment complex that could get demolished if construction plans go through.
Development
Barcelona residents in limbo over Sagrada Familía construction plans
Shakira poses for portrait photographs for "Elvis" at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 25, 2022.
Music
Shakira’s latest hit slamming her ex breaks records for Latin artists on YouTube
soccer player with head in his hands
Lionel Messi’s last shot at World Cup glory
A parishioner enters into the Catholic church of Cazurra, a village of around 75 inhabitants, in the Zamora province of Spain, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021.
Religion
‘People want to shed light’: Spain finally investigates sexual abuse within Catholic institutions
Protesters hold esteladas or independence flags as they take part in a demonstration during the Catalan National Day in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. 
Global Politics
In Catalonia, ruling separatist parties split, signaling end of an era
"Bust of a smiling woman," 1901, by Pablo Picasso, at the Reina Sofía Museum. 
Arts, Culture & Media
The Picasso paradox: Museums grapple with how to remember the artist’s complicated legacy
Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia team compete to make a human tower, or castell. 
Sports
Human towers contest returns to Catalonia after 4-year hiatus
installation with the world prop
Barcelona festival draws crowds, but locals wonder if it’s still their party
ship at dock
Humanitarian rescue boat stranded in Spanish port over ‘administrative persecution,’ NGO says
beach scene
Ukraine
Ukrainian refugees found shelter in Spain’s empty hotels. But then, tourists came back.