Fionn Shiner

Europe Correspondent

Fionn Shiner is a British writer and journalist living in Barcelona. Alongside Crux Now, his writing has appeared in The Spectator, The Independent, The Pillar, and more.

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Catholics pray the rosary while a priest marks people’s foreheads with ashes during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Church of the Divine Child in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (Credit: Fernando Vergara/AP.)

British bishop tells Crux Now that demographic decline shows that people have lost hope in the future

Jun 8
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Members of the French parliament in Paris, France, on Dec. 9, 2025. (Credit: Michel Euler/AP.)

French archbishop to Crux Now: not all ‘progress’ is beneficial after second rejection of assisted suicide bill in French Senate

Jun 6
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The sun rises behind Antoni Gaudí’s iconic Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, May 28, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the city in June. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Cardinal confirms Pope Leo will speak Catalan in Barcelona after language controversy

Jun 5
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Supporters of Spain’s far-right Vox party wave flags during a rally in Murcia, Spain, Wednesday Nov. 14, 2018. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

As Europe’s populist right rises, so do clashes with Catholic bishops

Jun 5
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People watch as a crane lifts the upper arm of the cross onto the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, reaching the basilica’s maximum height of 566 feet. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Ahead of Pope Leo’s trip to Spain, Gaudí expert says: Famous architect saw himself in ‘collaboration’ with God

Jun 2
Fionn Shiner

Fionn Shiner

Europe Correspondent

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British bishop tells Crux Now that demographic decline shows that people have lost hope in the future

French archbishop to Crux Now: not all ‘progress’ is beneficial after second rejection of assisted suicide bill in French Senate

Cardinal confirms Pope Leo will speak Catalan in Barcelona after language controversy

As Europe’s populist right rises, so do clashes with Catholic bishops

Ahead of Pope Leo’s trip to Spain, Gaudí expert says: Famous architect saw himself in ‘collaboration’ with God

Spain’s ‘post-secular’ cultural moment may offer opportunity for Leo XIV

French laywoman releases memoir accusing priest of sexual abuse

Pope says EU’s rejection of Christian roots has led to ‘drastic sterility’

Inside the Barcelona homeless shelter the Pope will visit

Pope in Barcelona talks mental health, violence against women

Pope, Bad Bunny create ‘odd couple’ moment in Madrid

Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia’s allure while honoring Catalonia’s holy mountain

Cameroon bishop calls for stewardship, tech innovation, and a ‘civilization of love’

Diocese of Austin had allegations against sex offender priest years before arrest, conviction

African bishops express indignation at the killing of bishop in Mozambique

Pope in Spain offers road map to future of hope free of ideological divides

Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia’s allure while honoring Catalonia’s holy mountain

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British bishop tells Crux Now that demographic decline shows that people have lost hope in the future

French archbishop to Crux Now: not all ‘progress’ is beneficial after second rejection of assisted suicide bill in French Senate

Cardinal confirms Pope Leo will speak Catalan in Barcelona after language controversy

As Europe’s populist right rises, so do clashes with Catholic bishops

Ahead of Pope Leo’s trip to Spain, Gaudí expert says: Famous architect saw himself in ‘collaboration’ with God

Spain’s ‘post-secular’ cultural moment may offer opportunity for Leo XIV

French laywoman releases memoir accusing priest of sexual abuse

Pope says EU’s rejection of Christian roots has led to ‘drastic sterility’

Inside the Barcelona homeless shelter the Pope will visit

Diocese of Austin had allegations against sex offender priest years before arrest, conviction

African bishops express indignation at the killing of bishop in Mozambique

Pope in Spain offers road map to future of hope free of ideological divides

Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia’s allure while honoring Catalonia’s holy mountain

Pope in Barcelona talks mental health, violence against women

Pope, Bad Bunny create ‘odd couple’ moment in Madrid

Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia’s allure while honoring Catalonia’s holy mountain

Cameroon bishop calls for stewardship, tech innovation, and a ‘civilization of love’