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Government and Church Sign Agreement for Reparations - Madrid

The President of the Spanish Episcopal Confederation, Luis Argüello (left), and the President of the Spanish Conference of Religious, Jesús Díaz Sariego (right), give a press conference after signing the agreement, at the Parcent Palace, January 8, 2026, in Madrid (Spain). The Government, the Spanish Episcopal Conference and the Spanish Conference of Religious have signed an agreement for the creation of a new channel through the Ombudsman for the reparation of victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church for whom the judicial channel is no longer possible. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM