The Catholic Church in the Córdoba province of Spain is helping victims and their families after a high-speed train accident on Jan. 18, 2026, left at least 42 people dead and dozens injured. | Credit: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images
Jan 20, 2026 / 17:07 pm (CNA).
FollowingatragictrainaccidentthatoccurredonSundayevening,Jan.18,intheSpanishtownofAdamuzintheCórdobaprovince,theCatholicChurchisprovidingpastoralcareforthoseaffected.
InadditiontothehelpofferedimmediatelyaftertheaccidentbythelocalparishpriestandtheprovisionofdiocesanresourcesbyBishopJesúsFernándezofCórdobaafterhevisitedthesceneoftheaccidentonMondaymorning,thediocesehasassignedateamofthreeprieststothearea.
Thepriests,LeopoldoRivero,FranciscoJ.Granados,andManuelSánchez,willremainatthePonienteSurCivicCenterinCórdoba,thesupportcenterforthefamiliesofthevictims,foraslongasneeded.
Inastatement,thedioceseemphasizedtheimportanceofapriestlypresencein“aplacewheredespairanduncertaintytaketheirtollaspeoplesearchforanyindicationastothewhereaboutsoftheirlovedones.”
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