SEVILLE, Spain — Each spring, for one week, Seville transforms. The scent of orange blossoms mixes with heady incense. Booming drums and soaring brass bands echo down narrow streets. Gilded floats ...

Fifty years ago, Spain was about 90% Catholic. Now it's less than half. Despite that decline, the country's Holy Week processions remain extremely popular, uniting young and old, the sacred and the ...

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — With tears of emotion often flowing down their faces, tens of thousands of faithful have packed the rooftops, bridges and narrow streets of this historic city in southern Spain ...

Watching a Holy Week procession from a prime spot is becoming a luxury. In cities such as Seville, the cost of renting balconies or booking seats in key areas has soared in recent years, driven by ...