The climber who was in critical condition after being hit by several stones on Saturday while on a route in Montserrat has died this Tuesday at Bellvitge Hospital, as reported by La Vanguardia and confirmed by the ACN. The deceased was accompanied by a man, both 30 years old, who died the day after the accident at Vall d'Hebron Hospital. The Montserrat Mountain Patronage has preemptively closed five climbing routes in the Columpi sector after the fatal accident, as there is an accumulation of stones in the area with a high risk of falling.

This Tuesday marks ten years since Johan Cruyff died, and countless Barça fans are lighting a candle in his memory these days at the altar of our footballing devotions. Because Cruyff changed world football, but he performed the miracle in Catalonia. The two times Barça signed him, Agustí Montal as a player in 1973 and Josep Lluís Núñez as coach in 1988, he brought about (and may Espriu forgive me) a glimmer of light in the darkness.

The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) arrested a 51-year-old man early this morning in Tarragona as the suspected perpetrator of the violent death of another man on Sunday in Vila-seca, in the same region, Tarragonès. The incident reportedly occurred in a hotel room in Vila-seca, according to sources consulted by ARA. The investigation is in its initial stages, but officers have already ruled out the possibility that the individuals involved were tourists and that there were any conflicts linked to organized crime. They describe it as a fight that turned violent. According to the Catalan police, the incident occurred last night, and officers arrested the main suspect in the death around 4:30 a.m. The detainee reportedly traveled from Vila-seca to the city of Tarragona during that time. The Criminal Investigation Division (DIC) of the Camp de Tarragona Police Region has opened an investigation to clarify the facts. For the moment, the case is under seal. Everything indicates that the victim and the detainee knew each other, although authorities have ruled out a romantic relationship.

Every time someone enters, the door lets in a blast of cold air. The greeting is instantaneous, familiar. For a moment, it interrupts the noise of the coffee maker and the clinking of spoons. A few children's shouts, equally unpredictable, also break the silence. It's early enough for a Saturday.

Shortly after Ramon Gomis, an endocrinologist and professor of medicine at the University of Barcelona (UB), began his medical career, he assisted a doctor in treating a woman who had suddenly stopped breathing. Her heart wasn't beating, and Gomis began performing CPR until the patient regained a pulse. It was the first time he had ever performed this procedure. "Physically it's tiring, but the emotion drives you," he said of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). After the woman regained a pulse, the doctor was left with a question: "What will become of this person? What happened to her brain?" He visited her that same afternoon. The woman was fine and could speak, contrary to his initial fears, although she didn't remember the doctor's face at all. In fact, the woman lived for several more years. "For those around her, it was a miracle, but only because the prevailing concept of death was that one doesn't breathe and the heart doesn't beat. Today we know that's not the case."

This dance, better known in Catalonia as the "dance of death" (in English and German, the same: dance of death, Totentanz; in French, danse macabreThe 14th-century dance, or "Dance of the Dead," is a dance that originated in the 14th century, most likely due to the enormous mortality caused by the Black Death and the devastating Hundred Years' War. It was widespread throughout the continent and is rarely seen as a stage performance today; but historically it has been very present in the graphic and pictorial arts. The best examples are found, or were found—and drawings of which have been preserved—in Basel, Dresden, and the cloister of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Holbein made a whole series of engravings of enormous quality, and they are still being published. Apart from this, Florence Whitney is the author of a frankly intractable work, from around 1910, called The Danse of Death in Spain and Cataloniaof particular interest to us.

The neighbors hadn't heard from him for years. Some believed he had ended up in a nursing home, others simply that he had moved to another place. What no one expected was that he was dead inside his apartment. Antonio F.'s body was found this Saturday in Valencia, and the police confirmed that the man had been dead in his home for "quite a few years," at least fifteen, according to the testimony of neighbors collected by the diary Levante-EMV. The main hypothesis is that he died of natural causes.

Death The recent video by Jean Pormanove, a French strummer known for broadcasting marathons of humiliation and abuse on the Kick platform, has been shaking Europe for days. In this case, we have been able to see how suffering, broadcast by the thirst for likes, ceases to be a human experience and becomes a commodity. The images, broadcast live in front of thousands of viewers, confront us with uncomfortable questions about regulation and civilization. Is life turned into a spectacle, in the purest style of gladiators in combat, the kind of digital society we want? Let's ask ourselves carefully and in all directions.

"I would like my farewell to be like a twilight in the Arctic Circle during the summer. That is to say, long and beautiful." This is how the wise man and professor of psychology Ramon Bayés, who died this Thursday at the age of 94, wished—and left in writing—for his final moments of life. Bayés dedicated a large part of his life to people, to understanding their behavior during life and their suffering when death approached.

The former mayor of Puigverd de Lleida, Josep Solsona, was found dead this Tuesday. According to reports Segre As confirmed by the Mossos d'Esquadra (Spanish police), Solsona, 43, allegedly took his own life. He was mayor until July 1, 2024, when he was removed following a vote of no confidence. In March of the same year, he was arrested for alleged domestic violence, but the prosecutor's office eventually closed the case shortly after his dismissal.

Lying to survive. Self-deception. Lying to keep others from interfering in her life. Lying as a rebellion to continue living the way she wants. Sara, the protagonist of The liar (Más Libros), Eva Pitarch's debut novel, lies constantly. Her husband thinks she's going to work, but he gets careless on the streets of Barcelona or locks himself in his grandmother's apartment. Sara is uncomfortable because she constantly remembers the dead, including her six-year-old daughter. On the other hand, the others insist she should leave them behind.

The former Catalan PP deputy Esperanza García (Barcelona, ​​​​1975) died this Thursday morning at just 50 years old, as reported to X by the Popular Party leader in the Principality, Alejandro Fernández, and the Andalusian Government itself, for whom she served as delegate in Catalonia. Her death was caused by cancer. Condolences from the front page of Catalan leaders of the party, but also from Ciutadans, where she began her political career.

Philip II died in the monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial on September 13, 1598, after a long agony. Before breathing his last, like most of his contemporaries, he had detailed in his will everything that was to be done afterward. Among other things, he had ordered that 20,000 Masses be celebrated for his salvation. The more Masses, the less time in purgatory, the Church said.

The Santa Coloma de Farners investigating court number 4 has opened an investigation into the death of former Amer (Selva) councilor Moisès García Milans and his brother. Although they are still awaiting the autopsy report, sources close to the investigation indicate that the leading hypothesis right now is that the former councilor drowned his brother and then committed suicide. Meanwhile, the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) reported that the case was opened for two unnatural deaths.

Lluís Pastor, professor of social communication at the UOC, is one of the names that frequently appears in the media to analyze aspects related to political communication. But for years, he has added a line of research to communication between the living that is, to say the least, peculiar: communication with the dead. This is what he analyzes in his latest book, The same dead return (Luciernaga Publishing House).

At home, we received some shocking news. The son of an old friend wrote to explain that his father's Alzheimer's had progressed very rapidly and was nearing the end. Having said that, he explained that his father—a vital and responsible man—when he received his diagnosis, he wanted to make an advance directive in which he stated how he wanted to live and, if the conditions weren't met, how he wanted to die.

This morning we saw the body of Pope Francis for the first time. His death He has reminded us once again that a much thinner thread seems to separate life from death. This Sunday, he blessed the faithful in the Plaza de Sant Pere, and next Sunday, he will be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

These days of Holy Week, whether you're a believer or not, inevitably connect with death. These are days when Requiem Masses (Mozart, Verdi, and so on) are performed in churches and concert halls; where we see processions through the streets or reported on by the media; where the calendar's own holidays indicate "Good Friday" or "Easter Sunday."

I had the misfortune of experiencing the tragic death of my Moroccan husband, seven months ago, in Morocco. Any idea I throw around when I say "Moroccan" will clash with the person he was: open, versatile, wise, and, in many ways, exceptional. In fact, I've always been amused to see the relief it evokes in the interlocutor when I add that he was also Canadian and Spanish. This isn't the place to talk about prejudices, nor is it the space to deliver a eulogy. I'd simply like to note how experiencing the mourning of an unexpected death in dramatic circumstances on both sides of the Mediterranean (Casablanca and Barcelona) has allowed me to see how helpless and without resources we are when it comes to facing death in this hyper-technological and individualistic society in which we find ourselves.

The loss of a family member is a moment that tears at the seams and shakes internal structures. Even if the situation is disturbing or uncomfortable, children and adolescents need to find answers to their concerns about death. In the family, it's time for conversation: to bring out the beliefs we hold and to talk about it in a balanced and open way. Has grandparent gone to heaven? Or does life just end? What we do and say will largely determine how children—and, in turn, we—go through this grieving process. Will seeing the lifeless body help them realize that grandparent will never be there again? These and other questions about how children and young people experience death are answered by Marta Butjosa, educator and therapist.