Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The monastery on top of Montserrat was partially destroyed during the Peninsular War in the 19th century - Getty The curiously ...

A view of the Basilica of Montserrat at the Monastery of Montserrat near Barcelona, Spain, Friday, June 5, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.) Listen BARCELONA, Spain — Pope Leo XIV will bridge 1,000 ...

Mixed group to take over duties of Escolania choir at Montserrat monastery one weekend a month Women and girls are to be admitted to a choir at the Montserrat monastery near Barcelona, home to the ...

A centuries-long history of all-male singing ends, as girls will soon be admitted to the monastery choir for the first time. The world-renowned Escolania boys’ choir, based at the Benedictine abbey ...

Barcelona easily fills an itinerary, but just outside the city is an extraordinary place that should not be missed. Rising ...

MONTSERRAT, Spain (Reuters) - Tourists and worshippers visiting Catalonia's imposing mountain-side Montserrat Monastery on a sunny Sunday this month appeared to pay little heed to two men with ...

It’s hard to top Barcelona, Spain’s most cosmopolitan and fun city. But it’s still worth considering a change of scenery through at least one of several tempting day trips from Barcelona: the ...