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‘Catholic Tinder’ or sources of conversion? The new movements sweeping Spain

Can Catholic pop music and ‘impact retreats’ help turn back the secular tide?

Fionn Shiner
Jun 16, 2025
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Castelldefels is a sleepy beach town around 20km from Barcelona. It has miles of golden sand, and in the sweltering summer its beaches are full of people enjoying the azure Mediterranean Sea.

The main church, Santa María de Castelldefels, is on a pleasant plaza and on a Sunday is full of the typical sights of a church in Europe today: retirees, a few fam…

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