A group of Spanish Catholics sent a petition to the Madrid cardinal and Pope Francis’ ambassador, asking help to prevent the removal of a giant cross and a Benedictine monastery from a civil war cemetery and memorial outside Madrid. “These Benedictines carry out an invaluable task: They pray for the people buried there, for peace…
Spanish Catholics plea to Pope to save monastery from government
Valley of the Fallen, Cuelgamuros Valley in the Sierra de Guadarrama, near Madrid, Spain. Photo: Wikipedia

